Gene Epstein (born 1944) is an American economist. He worked as the economics editor of ''

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'' from 1993 to 2017. He calls himself a follower of the

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of economics and is an associated scholar at the

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Career

Epstein earned a BA from

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and an MA in economics from the

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. He taught economics at St. John’s University and the

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. He wrote a book called ''Making Money in Commodities'' in 1976 and later worked as a senior economist for the

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."About – The Soho Forum".
thesohoforum.org In 1993 he became economics editor and columnist of "Economic Beat" for ''

''. His book, ''Econospinning,'' was published in 2006. The book was met with some controversy in the

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after

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mentioned it in his blog Marginal Revolution. The Soho Forum Banner 300dpi

He now runs a monthly debate series called The Soho Forum, which “features topics of special interest to libertarians and aims to enhance social and professional ties within the NYC libertarian community.” In its most widely viewed debate, Gene himself debated

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on the issues of socialism and capitalism. As of May 2022, the recording of the debate has been viewed over 5 million times.

Personal life

Gene Epstein currently resides in downtown Manhattan with his wife and prominent artist, Hisako Kobayashi.

References

External links

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Interview
on

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about the

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Review
of ''Econospinning''
The Soho Forum
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