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Gene Epstein (born 1944) is an American economist. He worked as the economics editor of Barron's Magazine from 1993 to 2018.[1] He calls himself a follower of the Austrian school of economics[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.[5]

In 1993 he became economics editor and columnist of "Economic Beat" for Barron's Magazine. His book, Econospinning, was published in 2006.[6] The book was met with some controversy in the blogosphere after Tyler Cowen mentioned it in his blog Marginal Revolution.[7]

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He now runs a monthly debate series called The Soho Forum,[1] which "features topics of special interest to libertarians and aims to enhance social and professional ties within the NYC libertarian community."[5][8] In its most widely viewed debate, Gene himself debated Richard D. Wolff on the issues of socialism and capitalism.[9] As of May 2022, the recording of the debate has been viewed over 5 million times.[10]

Personal life

Gene Epstein currently resides in downtown Manhattan with his wife and prominent artist, Hisako Kobayashi.[11][12]

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