Benjamin Morton Friedman

Background

Friedman, Benjamin Morton was born on August 5, 1944 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Norbert and Eva (Lipsky) Friedman.

Education

AB summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1966. AM, Harvard University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1971.

Master of Science King's College, Cambridge University, 1970.

Career

Economist, Morgan Stanley & Company. New York City, 1971-1972; assistant professor economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972-1976; associate professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1980; professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980-1989; William Joseph Maier professor political economy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1989; department chairman of economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991-1994. Director finance markets and monetary economics National Bureau Economics Research, Cambridge, 1977-1993.

Director Private Export Funding Corporation, New York City, since 1981.

Achievements

• Benjamin Morton Friedman has been listed as a noteworthy economics professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Day of Reckoning: The Consequences of American Economic Policy

    (The consequences of American economic policy under Reagan...)

  • The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth by Friedman, Benjamin M. [Vintage, 2006] (Paperback) [Paperback]

    (The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth by Friedman, Be...)

  • The Moral Consequences of Economic GrowthTHE MORAL CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH by Friedman, Benjamin M. (Author) on Sep-12-2006 Paperback

    (The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth by Friedman,Ben...)

  • MONETARY POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

    (1981 first edition. Banking Research Fund. 4to. wraps. 88...)

  • The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth
  • The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth by Professor Benjamin M Friedman (15-Dec-2006) Paperback
  • The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth byFriedman
  • New challenges to the role of profit
  • [(The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth )] [Author: Professor Benjamin M Friedman] [Dec-2006]
  • Economic stabilization policy: Methods in optimization (Studies in mathematical and managerial economics)
  • Day of Reckoning: The Consequences of American Economic Policy in the 1980's
  • Commodity price stabilization a false goal of central bank policy (Chase economic bulletin)
  • Day of Reckoning

• Other Work

  • Author: Economic Stabilization Policy, 1975, Monetary Policy in the United States, 1981, Day of Reckoning, 1988, The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, 2005. Co-author: Does Debt Management Matter?, 1992. Editor: New Challenges to the Role of Profits, 1978, The Changing Roles of Debt and Equity in Financing United States Capital Formation, 1982, Corporate Capital Structures in the United States, 1985, Financing Corporate Capital Formation, 1986, Handbook on Monterary Economics, 1990.Associate editor: Journal Monetary Economics, 1977-1995.

Membership

Trustee College Retirement Equities Fund, New York City, 1978—1982, Standish Mellon Investment, since 1989. Director National Council Economic Education, since 2006. Trustee Pioneer Investment, since 2008.

Director American Friends Cambridge University, 1994—2000. Member of American Economic Association, Brookings Panel Economic Activity, Council Foreign Relations, Harvard Club (New York City).

Connections

Married Barbara Allan Cook, December 17, 1972. Children: John Norton, Jeffrey Allan.

Father:

Norbert Friedman

Mother:

Eva (Lipsky) Friedman

Spouse:

Barbara Allan Cook

child:

John Norton Friedman

child:

Jeffrey Allan Friedman