Citizen Economists launched on July 7, 2008, as an online economics magazine written by citizen journalists. These ordinary citizens provide reports and commentary on the current events affecting the economics of the fields they work in. They include a physician, registered nurse, lawyer, retired economics professor, and a customer service representative.
Our slogan, "A Conversational Magazine for Citizen Economists," means that both our readers and writers participate in the journalism of this magazine through conversations in our blogs and forums. Readers of the mainstream media are used to information that goes one way: from the media to the people. Our readers actively participate in the news process and are not afraid to voice their own opinions and listen to those of others.
Citizen Economists originally launched under the name Amateur Economists. Since we're citizen journalists who write on the economics of our professional fields, we felt that Citizen Economists was a more appropriate name and made the change on October 12.
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R. C. Anderson, PhD |
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R. C. currently resides in Colorado with her husband. Her degree is in plant pathology. She has conducted research on how pathogenic bacteria colonize their host as well as their gene regulation during infection.
Lee Jamieson |
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Lee is a freelance author and journalist currently living in Cyprus. He has written two books about theater and has published a wide range of articles on business, investment and economics.
Mary Nichols |
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Mary is a British expat living in Southeast Asia. As a freelance researcher and writer, she specializes in topics relating to employment and labor markets, migration, refugees, crime and social trends. Mary was formerly employed for many years as a social policy researcher in several UK Government Departments.
James Ratcliff |
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A 1974 graduate of George Washington University, Jim is a missionary and a freelance writer in Brownsville, Texas. His mission as a writer is to help people discover God's purpose for their lives. You can find him at http://overflowinghope.typepad.com.
Cheryl Grey |
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Cheryl Grey became interested in amateur economics when her husband began dabbling in forex currency trading. She now writes a blog on the topic as well as mystery and romantic suspense novels. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston-Downtown with a Bachelor of General Studies and from Seton Hill University with an MA in Writing Popular Fiction. Cheryl has almost 30 years of freelance writing experience alongside an employment background in the legal and publishing industries.
Greg Beatty, PhD |
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Greg lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife. He spends his time walking the dog which, in Washington, means he's often all wet.
Jennifer Bunn, RN |
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Jennifer is a registered nurse who enjoys freelancing on the side.
Mark Mahorney |
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Mark Mahorney is a freelance financial writer with a background in economics. He has been researching and writing about financial markets since 2001.
Evelyn Black |
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Evelyn is a freelance writer living in the Northern Midwest. Her articles and blogs have been published on many popular websites. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in Maize, No Exit, The Sun, and Square Lake. Evelyn holds a BA and a Master's degree in Liberal Studies from Indiana University and specializes in financial topics, ecology, and current events.
J.C., MD |
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Dr. J.C. is a practicing physician with an interest in health economics and policy. Before his medical career, he worked in finance.
G.L.C., JD |
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G.L.C. is a partner with PP705, LLC, a New York-based legal outsourcing company specializing in legal drafting and writing.
J.D. Seagraves | Read J.D.'s
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J.D. is a financial writer, libertarian political activist, and serial infopreneur. He lives in Saginaw, Michigan, with his wife and young daughter.
Mike Chase |
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Mike is a retired banker and entrepreneur. He taught finance, economics, and management for 20 years at the university level. Now he is ordered about by his wife, dogs, and bird and occasionally thinks and writes.
Stephan Zimmerman | Read Stephan's
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Read Stephan's bio in his post, "Got an Economics Question?"
Heather Crow | Read Heather's
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Heather has a degree in Economics and a Master's in Communications with a concentration in Theater. She has worked in professional theater administration and also as a stockbroker and now writes on the side. She lives in South Louisiana with her husband and three boys and is learning the strange Napoleanic Code in her second year at LSU Law school while earning a JD and a BCL (Bachelor of Civil Law).
Bhagwad Jal Park |
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Bhagwad is a freelance writer who lives in Chennai, India. He has a degree in Computer Science and is qualified as an MBA. He maintains a blog at http://bhagwad.blogspot.com and his professional homepage is http://bhagwad.googlepages.com. He is interested in literature, psychology, and science.
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