Benjamin M. Friedman

Benjamin M. Friedman
Born1944 (age 81–82)
Kentucky, U.S.
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (BA, MA, PhD)
King's College, Cambridge (MSc)
Academic work
DisciplineMacroeconomics
InstitutionsHarvard University
Doctoral studentsGlenn Hubbard[1]

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]

Education and career

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.

Personal life

Friedman married Barbara Cook in 1972.[3] Their son, John Friedman, is the inaugural dean of the Watson School of International and Public Affairs.[4][5]

Partial bibliography

  • Economic Stabilization Policy: Methods in Optimization, American Elsevier (1975)
  • Monetary Policy in the United States: Design and Implementation, Association of Reserve City Bankers (1981)
  • Day of Reckoning: The Consequences of American Economic Policy under Reagan and After, Random House (1988)
  • Implications of Increasing Corporate Indebtedness for Monetary Policy, Group of Thirty (New York, NY) (1990)
  • Does Debt Management Matter?, with Jonas Agell and Mats Persson, Oxford University Press (New York, NY) (1992)
  • The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, Knopf (2005)
  • Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, Knopf (2021)

References

  1. ^ Hubbard's CV
  2. ^ "Omicron Delta Epsilon - the International Economics Honor Society". Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ "B. M. Friedman to Wed Miss Cook". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Hilary Levey, John Friedman (Published 2010)". 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. ^ "John N. Friedman appointed inaugural dean of Brown's Watson School of International and Public Affairs | Brown University". www.brown.edu. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.

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