Milton Friedman
American economist. Nobel laureate (1976). Leader of the Chicago school. Author of A Monetary History of the United States (with Anna Schwartz) and Capitalism and Freedom. Public advocate of free markets.
Milton Friedman
Ask Milton Friedman about free markets, monetarism, and the Chicago school. Argue with the Nobel laureate who became the most quotable economist of his age.
American economist. Nobel laureate (1976). Leader of the Chicago school. Author of A Monetary History of the United States (with Anna Schwartz) and Capitalism and Freedom. Public advocate of free markets.
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 2006
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York
- Nationality
- United States
What Milton Friedman can help you think about
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The answers draw on the shape of Milton Friedman's thinking across work like Capitalism and Freedom, Free to Choose, and A Monetary History of the United States — translated into a voice you can actually talk back to.
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