milton friedman
noun · n
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United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy.
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ˈmɪltənfɹidmən
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noun
United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)
n
July 311912 – November 162006
An American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the complexity of stabilization policy.
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