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The Essential Milton Friedman (Essential Scholars) by [Steven Landsburg]

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When economists are called “influential,” it usually means they’ve changed the way other economists think. By that standard, Milton Friedman was one of the most influential economists of all time. He revolutionized the way economists
think about consumption, about money, about stabilization policy, and about unemployment. He demonstrated the power of committing oneself to a few simple assumptions about human behaviour and then relentlessly pursuing their logical implications. He developed and taught new ways of interpreting data, testing his theories by their ability to explain multiple disparate phenomena. His successes were spectacular and his techniques were widely emulated.
It would take several large volumes to do justice to Friedman’s extraordinary contributions to economic theory, economic practice, economic policy, and economic literacy. The few brief chapters that follow will give an overview of what those volumes might contain.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B082J64W7Z
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Fraser Institute (December 8, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1443 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 54 pages
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Robert E. Wayland

Great refresher

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020

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I bought this because I hadn’t read Prof Friedman in years and it seemed a good way to refresh my comprehension of his work. In fact, it extended my knowledge of his work.

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W. Jamil

Very fun and entertaining book, but very little educational value

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021

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Reading a book like this will familiarize you with a famous personality, but like most history, it could be "fake news" for all we know. Nothing in this book will help you economically, or financially, so skip it if that is what you are looking for. In fact, I would caution, "never trust an economist." It's pure conjecturing and surmising. Rationality and reason at it's most contrived. Still, it is more entertaining than movies or television. So if you are looking for something fun to read, it is pretty good.

The only type of person that I can imagine might benefit from reading such "fluff," would be a politician, and very few of them would be able to turn this type of nonsense into anything actionable.

However, the main claim of this book is rather worth knowing, and similar claims can be found in the books of Malcolm Gladwell and Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I won't tell you what it is. You would have to read it.

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