Gene Epstein

About the Author

Gene Epstein joined Barron’s in February 1992 as Commodities Editor. The following year, he became the weekly’s first Economics Editor and the first to write the column, “Economic Beat”-- his responsibility to this day. Epstein also writes features and cover stories on economic and social trends.

Before joining Barron’s, Epstein did a 13-year stint at the New York Stock Exchange, mainly as a senior economist. He has taught economics at the City University of New York and St. John’s University and holds an M.A. in the subject from the New School and a B.A. in history from Brandeis University.

Epstein’s book, ECONOSPINNING: How to Read between the Lines when the Media Manipulate the Numbers, was published by John Wiley in August 2006.