

"He really delivered a fun and interesting talk with a stimulating Q&A.” "Jon's event drew over 300 people - one of the Cato Institute's biggest of the year," said The Cato Institute's Emily Ekins. Lauded by Jean Chatzky of NBC's Today Show as "the Moneyball of dating," DATE-ONOMICS explores how shifting gender ratios among college grads are affecting dating, marriage, hookup culture, and the economy.Ī sought-after public speaker, Jon has given speeches on DATE-ONOMICS and on the impacts and origins of the college gender gap at major venues such as South By Southwest, The Cato Institute, The Economic Club of Florida, and New York City's 92nd Street Y. His first book - DATE-ONOMICS: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game - was published by Workman Publishing in the fall of 2015. Jon Birger is a Fortune magazine contributing writer, freelance journalist, and public speaker.
