Gene Epstein

Gene Epstein (born 1944) is an American economics editor. He writes the column "Economic Beat" at Barron's Magazine.[1] He calls himself a follower of the Austrian School[2] and is an associated scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.[3]

Career

Epstein earned a BA from Brandeis University and an MA in economics from the New School. He taught economics at St. John’s University and the City University of New York. He wrote a book called Making Money in Commodities in 1976[4] and later worked as a senior economist for the New York Stock Exchange.

In 1993 he became economics editor and columnist of "Economic Beat" for Barron's Magazine.

His book, Econospinning was published in 2006.[5] When the book was published, there was controversy in the blogosphere after Tyler Cowen mentioned the book in his blog Marginal Revolution.[6]

References

  1. http://www.barronsmag.com/about/contents.html
  2. Epstein: I noticed a book called Man, Economy, and State by Murray Rothbard in the library of the New School. I browsed through it briefly, then bought it. I read it and began to get excited about economic science, realizing that I was an Austrian. The Austrian Economics Newsletter (Summer 2000). "Austrian Watchdog at Barron's: An Interview with Gene Epstein", Volume 20, Number 2
  3. "Senior Fellows, Faculty Members, and Staff." Mises.org
  4. ISBN 978-0275226206
  5. Leading Authorities: Gene Epstein
  6. Marginal Revolution: Econospinning

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