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Gene Epstein (born 1944) is an American economist. He worked as the economics editor of ''
Barron's Magazine
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Founded in 1921 by Clarence W. Barron (1855–1928) as a sister publication to ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Barron's'' covers U.S. ...
'' from 1993 to 2017.
He calls himself a follower of the
Austrian School
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of economics and is an associated scholar at the
Ludwig von Mises Institute
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It wa ...
in
Auburn, Alabama
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.
Career
Epstein earned a BA from
Brandeis University
, mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts"
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, type = Private research university
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, president = Ronald D. Liebowitz
, pro ...
and an MA in economics from the
New School
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. He taught economics at
St. John’s University and the
City University of New York
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. He wrote a book called ''Making Money in Commodities'' in 1976 and later worked as a senior economist for the
New York Stock Exchange
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.
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In 1993 he became economics editor and columnist of "Economic Beat" for ''
Barron's Magazine
''Barron's'' is an American weekly magazine/newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.
Founded in 1921 by Clarence W. Barron (1855–1928) as a sister publication to ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Barron's'' covers U.S. ...
''. His book, ''Econospinning,'' was published in 2006. The book was met with some controversy in the
blogosphere
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after
Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen (; born January 21, 1962) is an American economist, columnist and blogger. He is a professor at George Mason University, where he holds the Holbert L. Harris chair in the economics department. He hosts the economics blog ''Marginal R ...
mentioned it in his blog Marginal Revolution.
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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
Richard D. Wolff
Richard David Wolff (born April 1, 1942) is an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor ...
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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Interviewon
NPR
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about the
unemployment rate
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Review of ''Econospinning''
The Soho Forum
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1944 births
Living people
21st-century American economists
American libertarians
Austrian School economists
Libertarian economists
Mises Institute people
Brandeis University alumni