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Nobel Prize-winning economist and free market advocate
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the life and works of Milton Friedman.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Recognize and understand the main ideas behind the works of Milton Friedman and his reasons for writing them
• Identify the impact Milton Friedman had on other economists and political figures, including Ronald Raegan and Margaret Thatcher
• Evaluate the mixed reception of his works: the numerous criticisms and the extensions of similar economists
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This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the life and works of Milton Friedman.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Recognize and understand the main ideas behind the works of Milton Friedman and his reasons for writing them
• Identify the impact Milton Friedman had on other economists and political figures, including Ronald Raegan and Margaret Thatcher
• Evaluate the mixed reception of his works: the numerous criticisms and the extensions of similar economists
ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | Economic Culture
50MINUTES.COM provides the tools to quickly understand the main theories and concepts that shape the economic world of today. Our publications are easy to use and they will save you time. They provide elements of theory and case studies, making them excellent guides to understand key concepts in just a few minutes. They are the starting point for readers to develop their skills and expertise.
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Release dateSep 17, 2015
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Milton Friedman
Key information
Name: Milton Friedman.
Born: 31 July 1912 in New York.
Died: 16 November 2006 in San Francisco.
Context: he lived during a time that was marked by a liberal revival that aimed to reduce state intervention.
Economic ideology: liberal inspiration, Chicago school of economics, monetarism.
Notable works:
Income from Independent Professional Practice, 1945 (with Simon Kuznets)
Essays in Positive Economics, 1953
Studies in the Quantity Theory of Money, 1956
Capitalism and Freedom, 1962
Monetary History of the United States, 1963 (with Anna J. Schwartz)
Free to Choose, 1980.
Key words:
Floating exchange rate: unlike a fixed exchange rate, a floating exchange rate evolves freely according to supply and demand. Imagine that a European citizen wishes to take a loan from a US bank. Therefore, the repayment of the loan will require an exchange of currency to pay the banker in dollars. If the latter offers a loan with a floating exchange rate, this means that the amount of the loan to repay will vary depending on the rate offered by the market.
Free trade: free trade is a theory which advocates the removal of all borders to trade and the freedom of international transactions. This system opposes protectionism, which protects its own economy against foreign competition by means of tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade, through measures such as taxes. For example, Country A which finds difficulties
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