Benjamin M. Friedman | |
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Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
Academic career | |
Field | Macroeconomics |
Institution | Harvard University |
Alma mater | Harvard University King's College, Cambridge |
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]