Milton Friedman, my teacher and friend, was born on this day in 1912. Widely understood to have been one of the foremost economists of all time, with a mastery of quantitative aspects of the study of ...

Today’s critics misunderstand the Nobelist’s 1970 admonition to put profit first; he was not rationalizing corporate misconduct or short-termism.

Milton Friedman was arguably the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century, associated with promoting “neo-liberal”, free-market, shareholder capitalism.

Nobel prize winning economist Milton Friedman would've turned 101-years-old today. And there are plenty of people who would've loved to have him around today to witness how the Federal Reserve is ...

This article presents a binary economic critique of Milton Friedman's thesis that a competitive, free market, private enterprise, capitalist system is an essential condition for freedom. After ...

The Institute’s Spring Leadership Conference, “ Capitalism and Freedom: Milton Friedman and the Economics of Liberty,” was held at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis.

Page One: How Milton Friedman Changed Economics, Policy and Markets (11/17/2006) Also, see a 2004 Q&A with Friedman and share your thoughts on his contributions.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who advocated an unfettered free market and had the ear of three U.S. presidents, died Thursday at age 94. Friedman died in San ...