Milton Friedman (1912-2006)
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Milton Friedman, quien murió en la madrugada del 16 de noviembre de 2006, fue un economista de fama mundial, y un ardiente y eficaz defensor de la economía de libre mercado. Gran parte de su celebridad se derivó de su papel como intelectual público, un aspecto de su trabajo que se reflejó en gran medida en libros populares, como Capitalism and Freedom (1962) y el enormemente exitoso Free to Choose (1980), que fue coautor de su esposa, Rose (y esta última basada en el documental televisivo del mismo título), y en las columnas de opinión de Newsweek que escribió durante muchos años. Aunque ya era muy conocido cuando recibió el Premio Nobel de Economía en 1976, tanto su estatura como figura pública como su eficacia como defensor de políticas se vieron enormemente reforzadas por ese premio, y esto es lo que más se destaca en el gran desbordamiento de obituarios y testimonios públicos provocados por su reciente fallecimiento. Sin embargo, es importante recordar que hubo otro aspecto de su carrera, uno que los economistas más profesionales (y probablemente el mismo Friedman) considerarán mucho más importante que sus incursiones en el campo de las políticas. De hecho, incluso si "Friedman el intelectual público" nunca hubiera existido, "Friedman el científico económico" seguiría siendo famoso y respetado (aunque quizás no como una celebridad de clase mundial de buena fe), y su memoria vivirá por mucho tiempo en la historia de economía Es principalmente este otro aspecto de su vida y trabajo en el que deseo centrarme en este ensayo.
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