Greg Ip of The Economist: "The Outlook for the U.S. Economy and Economic Policy"

"The outlook for the U.S. economy and economic policy"
Greg Ip is U.S. Economics Editor, based in Washington D.C. He covers the economy, financial markets, monetary, fiscal and regulatory policy. He contributes to The Economist’s blog, Free Exchange, and is a frequent commentator on radio and television. He joined The Economist in July, 2008. Prior to his current job, Mr Ip was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, most recently as chief economics correspondent in Washington. There he created Real Time Economics, the Wall Street Journal’s online blog of Fed and economic news. A native of Canada, Mr. Ip received a bachelor’s degree in economics and journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Mr. Ip has won numerous awards for his journalism—most recently in 2008, Mr Ip with several colleagues won the William Brewster Styles Award in business and economics writing from the Scripps Howard Foundation for coverage of the mortgage and housing crisis.