Benjamin Morton Friedman (/ˈfriːdmən/; born 1944) is an American political economist, who is the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institute's Panel on Economic Activity, and the editorial board of the Encyclopædia Britannica. He is a recipient of the John R. Commons Award, given by the economics honor society Omicron Delta Epsilon.[2]
Benjamin M. Friedman
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
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| Institution | Harvard University |
| Field | Macroeconomics |
| Alma mater | Harvard University King's College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral students | Glenn Hubbard[1] |
Friedman received his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees, all in economics, from Harvard University. He also received an M.Sc. in economics and politics from King's College, Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar. He has been on the Harvard faculty since 1972. Currently Friedman is a member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation.
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