Milton Friedman
No Third Way to the Market
SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the "market" is said to be either utterly triumphant or a grave threat. Politicians everywhere quest for a "third way…
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Nobel laureate Milton Friedman was one of the most original – and controversial – economists of the twentieth century. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, his impact is still felt throughout the world. In this selection of commentaries, Friedman and other Project Syndicate contributors discuss his economic vision and impact.
Milton Friedman at 100
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Milton Friedman
Exchange Rate Regimes and East Asia
SAN FRANCISCO - Three elements combined to produce financial crisis in East Asian economies: stagnation in Japan, the pegging of exchange ra…
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Milton Friedman
The Euro: Monetary Unity To Political Disunity?
SAN FRANCISCO - A common currency is an excellent monetary arrangement under some circumstances, a poor monetary arrangement under others. W…
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J. Bradford DeLong
Friedman Completed Keynes
The most famous and influential American economist of the past century died in November. Milton Friedman was not the most famous and influen…
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Leszek Balcerowicz
Liberty’s Revolutionary Muse
Great social thinkers almost always start out as polarizing figures, admired by some and scorned by others, until their radical challenge to…
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Dani Rodrik
Milton Friedman’s Magical Thinking
CAMBRIDGE – Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of Milton Friedman’s birth. Friedman was one of the twentieth century’s leading econom…
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J. Bradford DeLong
The End of the Age of Friedman
BERKELEY – Harvard professor Dani Rodrik – perhaps the finest political economist of my generation – recently reported on his blog that a co…
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J. Bradford DeLong
Re-Capturing the Friedmans
BERKELEY – On my desk right now are reporter Timothy Noah’s new book The Great Divergence: America’s Growing Inequality Crisis and What We C…
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Jeffrey Frankel
The Death of Inflation Targeting
CAMBRIDGE – It is with regret that we announce the death of inflation targeting. The monetary-policy regime, known as IT to friends, evident…
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