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Zusatztext A major virtue of Cord and Hammond's collection is that it presents competing, sometimes quite dissonant, opinions about Friedman's accomplishments. Informationen zum Autor Robert A. Cord is a researcher in economics. His specialist area of interest is the history of economic thought and, within this, the history of macroeconomics. He is the author of Keynes (Haus 2007), and Reinterpreting the Keynesian Revolution (Routledge, 2012). Dr Cord holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge University.J. Daniel Hammond is Hultquist Family Professor of Economics and Department Chair at Wake Forest University. His research is on the history of economics, especially economics at the University of Chicago. He has also done work on T.R. Malthus and the formation of Malthusian ideas regarding population and resource use. He is currently working on a history of scientism in economics and related fields. He is Past President of the History of Economics Society (2001-02), and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Klappentext This book brings together experts on Milton Friedman's life and thought. They draw on their experiences to present original insights into Friedman's method of working, his ability to communicate ideas to the general public, his influence on other economists, and the continuing role that his ideas have had during the present economic crisis. Zusammenfassung This book brings together experts on Milton Friedman's life and thought. They draw on their experiences to present original insights into Friedman's method of working, his ability to communicate ideas to the general public, his influence on other economists, and the continuing role that his ideas have had during the present economic crisis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1. Reflections on Friedman 1: Robert E. Lucas, Jr.: Milton Friedman as Teacher and Scholar 2: Arnold C. Harberger: Milton Friedman: An Appreciation 3: Gregory C. Chow: Remembering Milton Friedman 4: Bennett T. McCallum: The Place of Milton Friedman in the History of Economic Thought 5: Allan H. Meltzer: Milton Friedman's Public Life After Retirement, 1976-1988 Part 2. Monetary Theory and Policy 6: Neil R. Ericsson, David F. Hendry, and Stedman B. Hood: Milton Friedman as an Empirical Modeler 7: Michael D. Bordo: Milton Friedman and US Monetary History 8: Richard Selden: Reflections on Friedman's Macroeconomics 9: Eugene Lerner: Reflections on Milton Friedman, the South during the Civil War, and Current Events 10: James R. Lothian: Milton Friedman's Monetary Economics: Theory and Empirics 11: Harris Dellas and George S. Tavlas: Friedman, Chicago, and Monetary Rules 12: Sylvie Rivot: Why and How Should a Monetary Economy be Stabilised? The Forgotten Lessons of Milton Friedman 13: K. Vela Velupillai: Friedman's Characterization of the Natural Rate of Unemployment 14: Scott B. Sumner: What Would Milton Friedman Have Thought of Market Monetarism? 15: William A. Barnett: Friedman and Divisia Monetary Measures 16: Robert L. Hetzel: Arthur Burns and Milton Friedman: Why did the Master (Burns) and the Disciple (Friedman) Understand Inflation in a Diametrically Opposed Way? 17: Edward Nelson: Milton Friedman and the Federal Reserve Chairs in the 1970s 18: Selwyn Cornish: Monetary Targeting in Australia: Problems of Control and Prediction 19: Vincent Barnett: Milton Friedman, the Quantity Theory and Hyperinflation in Russia Part 3. Consumption Theory, Fiscal Policy, and Public Policy 20: John J. Seater: Friedman's Theory of Income and Consumption, Then and Now 21: Michael J. Boskin: Milton Friedman's Contributions to Fiscal Economics 22: Robert D. Auerbach: Friedman and the Income Effects of Financing Government Deficits 23: Nicholas Barr: Milton Friedman and the Finance of Higher Education 24: Mark Thornton: Milton Friedman, Drug Legalization, a...
