Richard DeKaser Launches Woodley Park Research Economic Consultancy

WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Noted economist Richard DeKaser has launched Woodley Park Research (WPR), an
economic advisory boutique specializing in macroeconomic forecasts, real-time
economic analysis, and housing market research for individuals and
organizations.

WPR provides weekly and monthly analysis on its Web site,
www.woodleyparkresearch.com, in addition to occasional housing research. In
celebration of the WPR launch, the firm is offering limited-time free trial
subscriptions to Woodley Park Weekly--a review of each week`s economic events
published every Friday. Woodley Park Outlook, a monthly summary of the economic
outlook, is also available on the site.

Over the course of his twenty-four-year career, Mr. DeKaser has become known
among economics and finance reporters as a trustworthy source of economic
commentary and analysis, a role that he continues to relish at WPR. Reporters,
editors, and producers from accredited financial and business news outlets
receive complimentary access to the contents of WPR`s Web site, and are
encouraged to contact him for quotes, analysis, and commentary on real-time
economic indicators.

Mr. DeKaser has developed a nationally-recognized reputation for accuracy with
his macroeconomic forecasts, which beat the consensus in five of the past six
years, and were ranked in the top decile in 2003, 2004, and 2006, according to
research sponsored by USA Today and conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta. Prior to founding WPR, he was a senior vice president and chief
economist for National City Corporation (1999-2009); a senior financial
economist at the Bank of Boston, now part of Bank of America (1990-1999); a
senior associate at DRI/McGraw-Hill, now part of IHS Global Insight; and a staff
economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

His innovative work in the field of housing market research has also contributed
to Mr. DeKaser`s outstanding reputation for accuracy. In 2003, he developed a
housing valuation model that consistently tracked property price excesses, from
what was initially a smattering of housing "bubblettes" to the vast excesses
that characterized the middle of this decade. The housing market reports he
eventually co-produced with IHS Global Insight between 2005-2008 are now
available on www.woodleyparkresearch.com.

Mr. DeKaser has advised three governors and one presidential candidate, and is a
director of the National Association for Business Economics. For more
information, visit www.woodleyparkresearch.com.

Woodley Park Research
202-306-9814
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