EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Betsy Petrick is a fact checker and journalist with a 30-year career covering international economics, international finance, international business, international political economy, and public policy. Her professional background also includes experience in international finance, academia, and professional services. Throughout her journalism career, Petrick has covered a broad range of business and economic topics, including mortgage lending practices, Federal Reserve policy, financial markets, business strategy, international currencies, and the global economy. Her work has appeared across television news and online publishing. Petrick brings an interdisciplinary perspective to financial and economic reporting, drawing on professional experience beyond journalism to examine how government policy, business strategy, financial markets, and international economic developments affect different participants in the global economy. Her academic and professional interests center on understanding how individual countries interact within the international economic and political system. Her background in international finance and academia has further informed her approach to researching and analyzing complex economic and business topics. Petrick earned an MBA with a focus on international business management from Northeastern University and an M.A. focused on international political economy from Brandeis University. She also earned a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University.
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