Review of "Financial Shock" now online at Inman News

My first writing assignment for Inman News, a book review of the book "Financial Shock" by economist Mark Zandi, co-founder of Moody's Economy.com, is now online. Since the book was published in the summer -- and therefore before the recent stock market swoons and other financial challenges -- I also interviewed Dr. Zandi by phone for his views on the recent events. What I like about Zandi, both over the phone and in his book, is his ability to speak in plain English about complex economic issues. From InmanNews.com:

When Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of Moody's Economy.com, decided to write a book on the implosion of the subprime mortgage industry earlier this year, the global meltdown in the financial markets and impact to the overall economy had yet to surface. Yet because the book is so comprehensive, it still provides an excellent framework from which to understand the root causes of the crisis, from the mistakes made by Alan Greenspan to the rapid rise of irresponsible lenders who rewrote the rules of underwriting based on their own short-term interests...

Click here for full review.