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Blundell, John - In: Econ Journal Watch 10 (2013) 2, pp. 162-166

Rose Friedman (née Director), the Chicago-trained economist, was a very important contributor to Milton Friedman’s scholarly output, popular writings, and television series. His remarkable role in society was to a significant extent a joint role from which she cannot be separated.

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Economics Professors' Voting, Policy Views, Favorite Economists, and Frequent Lack of Consensus

Klein, Daniel B.; Davis, William L.; Hedengren, David - In: Econ Journal Watch 10 (2013) 1, pp. 116-125

questions novel to the survey. We also look at gender, favorite economists, the frequent lack of consensus on issues, and the …

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Czech Economists on Economic Policy: A Survey

Stastny, Daniel - In: Econ Journal Watch 7 (2010) 3, pp. 275-287

In Dec. 2008/Jan. 2009 I conducted a web-based survey of economists in my native country of the Czech Republic, and … respondent and find that a majority lean toward liberalization. Comparing Czech economists to American economists, we notice some …

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Economist Petitions: Ideology Revealed

Hedengren, David; Klein, Daniel B.; Milton, Carrie - In: Econ Journal Watch 7 (2010) 3, pp. 288-319

all active petition signers lean heavily toward either liberalism or interventionism. The economists most active in …, Michael Reich, David Terkla, Christopher Tilly, and Thomas E. Weisskopf. We present information on many notable economists …

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Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Organ Liberalization?

Diesel, Jon - In: Econ Journal Watch 7 (2010) 3, pp. 320-336

By banning payments to donors, government has limited organ supply to barter and charity. Economists have generated a … judgments of economists to see whether they preponderantly support liberalization. I classify 72 economists and find that most … of those economists who publish a judgment favor liberalization to one extent or another. This consensus among the …

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The Increasingly Libertarian Milton Friedman: An Ideological Profile

Ebenstein, Lanny - In: Econ Journal Watch 11 (2014) 1, pp. 81-96

This article traces the evolution of Milton Friedman’s ideological views over the course of his adult life. It finds the evolution to be from a moderate liberalism to a definite classical liberalism and then, during the last 50 years of his life, to an increasingly robust libertarianism....

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Why Is There No Milton Friedman Today?

Peltzman, Sam - In: Econ Journal Watch 10 (2013) 2, pp. 205-209

One answer is that Milton Friedman possessed a rare combination of attributes that enabled him to communicate as easily with a mass audience as with his professional peers. He also emerged on the public stage at a time when his message of limited government had unusual resonance. Developments in...

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On Why There Is No Milton Friedman Today: Sui Generis, Sui Temporis

Medema, Steven G. - In: Econ Journal Watch 10 (2013) 2, pp. 197-204

This essay responds to the question, “Why is there no Milton Friedman today?” In doing so, it briefly examines several aspects of Friedman’s professional life that contributed to his success in the academic, policy, and public realms as well as the influence of the social and political...

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Why Are There No Milton Friedmans Today?

Colander, David - In: Econ Journal Watch 10 (2013) 2, pp. 167-171

, why? and: Are there fewer economists who support free markets today, and if so, why? It answers yes to the first question … the second question is unclear, because today most economists blend policy and theory in a way that makes it hard to tell …

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Why There Is No New Milton Friedman

Houser, Daniel - In: Econ Journal Watch 10 (2013) 2, pp. 195-196

Why is there no Milton Friedman today? The new structure of things—or lack of structure—makes it hard for someone to emerge as a focal representative of classical liberalism. But every day, innumerable souls breathe new vitality into the cogent perspective that Friedman and others gave to...

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