Benjamin M. Friedman | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) King's College, Cambridge (MSc) |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Macroeconomics |
| Institution | Harvard University |
| Doctoral students | Glenn 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]