Author: Ferdinando Monte

Ferdinando Monte is an Associate Professor in Strategy and Economics at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. His research focuses on urban, regional, and international economics.

Articles by Ferdinando Monte

• Why Smaller CBDs Are Bouncing Back First: New Research Takes a Look at the Diverging Paths of Recovery
  Published on October 26, 2023 inEconomy, Market & Trends
  An analysis of hundreds of cities indicates that trips to CBDs in large cities (say, ones above 1.5 million residents) have plateaued around 60 percent of their pre-pandemic levels; smaller towns (for example, ones with fewer than 150,000 residents), in contrast, have fully bounced back.
• Unpacking Transaction Trends in U.S. Multifamily and Office Deals: Varied Responses to a Changing Environment
  Published on April 03, 2023 inCapital Markets
  Over the last two years, the total value of deals remained largely stable, with approximately $25 billion for about 2,300 transactions in multifamily and $15 billion for about 1,500 transactions in the office sector. However, examining individual cities reveal distinct patterns in behavior.