Milton Friedman

Buchzusammenfassung

Jennifer Burns is an associate professor of history at Stanford University and the author of Goddess of the Market. She has also written for major publications, including the New York Times and the Financial Times, and appeared on popular television programs like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

Milton Friedman’s return to Chicago marked a pivotal chapter in his career, as he reconnected with a circle of Frank Knight’s followers and immersed himself in the intellectual environment of the emerging Chicago school. While the nation embraced New Deal liberalism, Friedman and his peers formed a counter-establishment rooted in market-oriented principles. Despite the tragic loss of his mentor Henry Simons and the challenges posed by the Keynesian-leaning Cowles Commission, Friedman strategically reshaped the University of Chicago’s economics department, fostering groundbreaking movements in law and economics and regulatory analysis. These efforts allowed Friedman to refine his vision of liberalism, emphasizing freedom and market mechanisms while exploring innovative policies like school vouchers and negative income taxes. By the late 1950s, Friedman and his collaborators had established a distinct intellectual tradition that challenged prevailing Keynesian paradigms, setting the stage for his enduring legacy in economic thought and policy.

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