A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 by Milton Friedman

A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 by Milton Friedman

Presents historical data and analytics to support the claim that monetary policy - steady control of the money supply - matters profoundly in the management of the nation's economy, especially in navigating serious economic fluctuations.

"A monumental scholarly accomplishment.. [sets] a new standard for the writing of monetary history."--The Economic Journal

Milton Friedman (1912-2006) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and had previously taught at the University of Chicago, from 1946 to 1976. He was also a member of the research staff of the National Bureau of Economic Research from 1937 to 1981. Anna Jacobson Schwartz (1915–2012) was a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, which she joined in 1941. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. During her distinguished career, she has made major contributions to the economics of business cycles, banking, monetary policy, and financial regulation.

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ISBN 13	9780691003542
ISBN 10	0691003548
Title	A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960
Author	Milton Friedman
Series	National Bureau Of Economic Research Publications
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	1971-11-21
Number of pages	888
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