Wiki Joe Milton Friedman. Milton friedman was an american economist and educator, one of the leading proponents of monetarism in the second half of the 20th century. The sveriges riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of alfred nobel 1976 was awarded to milton friedman for his achievements in the fields of consumption analysis,.
Jennifer burns, a stanford historian, sets out to make the case in her intriguing biography milton friedman: True, milton friedman’s dream for the federal reserve was not fully manifested.