Friedman's star rose when some of the negative effects he had long predicted for Keynesian policies came true in the widespread economic "stagflation" of the 1970s. Having advised conservative ...

British economist John Maynard Keynes spearheaded a revolution in economic thinking that overturned the then-prevailing idea that free markets would automatically provide full employment—that is, that ...

Arguably only John Maynard Keynes walked as easily in the halls of power, academia, newsrooms, and public-speaking venues. Friedman, throughout his career, was recognized as an elite economic ...

Modern economists (other than Keynes) who have made seminal contributions to the discipline of economics include Paul A Samuelson, Milton Friedman, George Stigler, Friedrick Hayek, Garry Baker ...