Brooklyn-born Milton Friedman supported himself in college by waiting tables, worked on wartime tax policy for the federal government, and became one of the nation's most influential economists, co-writing a Newsweek column and advising politicians. He received the 1976 Nobel for his analyses of the role of money and monetary policy in the business cycle.
Brooklyn-born Milton Friedman supported himself in college by waiting tables, worked on wartime tax policy for the federal government, and became one of the nation's most influential economists, co-writing a Newsweek column and advising politicians. He received the 1976 Nobel for his analyses of the role of money and monetary policy in the business cycle.