Benjamin M. Friedman | |
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Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
Academic career | |
Institution | Harvard University |
Field | Macroeconomics |
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]
Friedman received his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees, all in economics, from Harvard University. He also received an M.Sc. in economics and politics from King's College, Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar. He has been on the Harvard faculty since 1972. Currently Friedman is a member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation.