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==Career==


Birger writes about emerging demographic trends of business and social relevance. This includes his latest focus on the deficit regarding college educated men and the implication of this deficit on dating for women. Beyond gender deficts, which he also discusses in his new book, Birger has contributed to magazine publications on topics as diverse as oil exploration in the [[Chukchi Sea]] <ref>http://fortune.com/2012/05/24/why-shell-is-betting-billions-to-drill-for-oil-in-alaska/</ref> to the global wine shortage.
Birger writes about emerging demographic trends of business and social relevance. This includes his latest focus on the deficit regarding college educated men and the implication of this deficit on dating for women. Beyond gender deficts, which he also discusses in his new book, Birger has contributed to magazine publications on topics as diverse as oil exploration in the [[Chukchi Sea]] <ref>http://fortune.com/2012/05/24/why-shell-is-betting-billions-to-drill-for-oil-in-alaska/</ref>.


A business journalist, Birger is a former senior writer at ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' and ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazines and continues to contribute to ''Fortune''. He has contributed to ''Barron’s'', ''[[Bloomberg BusinessWeek]]'', ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', and'' [[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/author/jon-birger/|title=Jon Birger|work=TIME.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/author/Jon%20Birger/#|title=Jon Birger|work=New York Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/authors/1420-jon-birger|title=Jon Birger|work=Businessweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/08/26/hookup-culture-isnt-the-problem-facing-singles-today-its-math/|title=Hookup culture isn’t the real problem facing singles today. It’s math.|author=Jon Birger|date=26 August 2015|work=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jonbirger.com/about/|title=Jon Birger - Official Author Site - About|work=Jon Birger - Official Author Site}}</ref>
A business journalist, Birger is a former senior writer at ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' and ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazines and continues to contribute to ''Fortune''. He has contributed to ''Barron’s'', ''[[Bloomberg BusinessWeek]]'', ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', and'' [[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/author/jon-birger/|title=Jon Birger|work=TIME.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/author/Jon%20Birger/#|title=Jon Birger|work=New York Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/authors/1420-jon-birger|title=Jon Birger|work=Businessweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/08/26/hookup-culture-isnt-the-problem-facing-singles-today-its-math/|title=Hookup culture isn’t the real problem facing singles today. It’s math.|author=Jon Birger|date=26 August 2015|work=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jonbirger.com/about/|title=Jon Birger - Official Author Site - About|work=Jon Birger - Official Author Site}}</ref>

Prior to writing for ''Fortune'' and ''Money'', Birger served as a writer, reporter or editor for publications like [[Red Herring]], [[Crain's New York Business]], [[The Bond Buyer]] and [[The Keene Sentinel]].


==Media and speaking engagements==
==Media and speaking engagements==

Revision as of 22:43, 17 April 2016

Jon Birger
Occupation(s)Business Journalist, Author
Websitehttp://www.dateonomics.com

Jon Birger is an American freelance writer, speaker and author of Date-Onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game.

Career

Birger writes about emerging demographic trends of business and social relevance. This includes his latest focus on the deficit regarding college educated men and the implication of this deficit on dating for women. Beyond gender deficts, which he also discusses in his new book, Birger has contributed to magazine publications on topics as diverse as oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea [1].

A business journalist, Birger is a former senior writer at Fortune and Money magazines and continues to contribute to Fortune. He has contributed to Barron’s, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, New York, Time, and The Washington Post.[2][3][4][5][6]

Media and speaking engagements

He has appeared on media outlets including ABC’s Good Morning America, BBC World Service, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and Fox News.[7]

Birger has presented at The Cato Institute, and The Economic Club of Florida and is scheduled to speak at South By Southwest in March 2016.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://fortune.com/2012/05/24/why-shell-is-betting-billions-to-drill-for-oil-in-alaska/
  2. ^ "Jon Birger". TIME.com.
  3. ^ "Jon Birger". New York Magazine.
  4. ^ "Jon Birger". Businessweek.com.
  5. ^ Jon Birger (26 August 2015). "Hookup culture isn't the real problem facing singles today. It's math". Washington Post.
  6. ^ "Jon Birger - Official Author Site - About". Jon Birger - Official Author Site.
  7. ^ "Jon Birger - Official Author Site - Another NPR interview and more news coverage of DATE-ONOMICS". Jon Birger - Official Author Site.
  8. ^ http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/economics-dating-how-game-theory-demographics-explain-dating-dc