Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed economist and public speaker specializing in making the arcana and minutia of economics fun, relevant and educational. He earned a B.A. in economics with first-class honors from McGill University in Montreal, as well as a master’s and Ph.D. in public administration from Syracuse University. Eisenberg, a former senior economist with the National Association of Home Builders in Washington, D.C., is the creator of the multifamily stock index (the first nationally recognized index to track the total return of public firms principally involved in the ownership and management of apartments), the author of more than eighty-five articles and is a regular consultant to several large real estate professional associations, hedge funds and investment advisory groups. He has spoken to thousands of business groups and associations, usually as a keynote speaker. Dr. Eisenberg is the Chief Economist for GraphsandLaughs, LLC, a Miami-based economic consulting firm that serves a variety of clients across the United States. His topics include economic forecasts, the economic impact of industries such as home building and tourism, the consequences of government regulation, strategic business development and other current economic issues.