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Milton Friedman received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1976 for his analysis of monetary policy. He co-authored A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 with Anna Schwartz in 1963. Friedman appeared in documentaries such as The Corporation 2003 and Free to Choose 1980. He was married to Rose Friedman and died in 2006 in San Francisco.
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Born on July 31, 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, Milton Friedman grew up in a Jewish immigrant family. He attended Rahway High School in New Jersey before studying at Rutgers University and Columbia University. His education included the University of Chicago and the University of Cambridge.
Friedman’s television series Free to Choose 1980 popularized his free-market ideas. His book A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 co-authored with Anna Schwartz in 1963 reshaped economic history. He won the Nobel Prize in 1976 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988. He appeared in documentaries such as The Corporation 2003, The Shock Doctrine 2009, and Shadow World 2016.
Friedman married Rose Director on June 25, 1938; they remained married until his death. They had two children: David D. Friedman, a libertarian economist, and Jan Martel. The couple co-founded the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice in 1996.
Friedman’s monetarist ideas influenced central banks worldwide. The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, now EdChoice, continues to advocate school choice. He was posthumously inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in the 2019-2020 class. His work shaped modern monetary policy and free-market thought.
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He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in 1976.
He received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Science in 1988.
He was an economist and author.
Nominated for the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services to Enterprise.
Nominated for the 2010 New Jersey Hall of Fame for services to the Worldwide Economy.
Nominated for the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the General Category.
Co-founded the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice with his wife Rose Friedman.
Co-authored A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 with Anna Schwartz.
Nominated for a 2013 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the General Category.
Nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Public Service category.
Nominated for the 2018 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Public Service category.
His son is David D. Friedman.
Inducted into the 2019-2020 Class of New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Public Service category.
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