3 ms·
Side note - if the article sounds uber-rational econ, it may be in part because the author is the son of Milton Friedman. Here is his first post on the topic.
by mathattack 10y ago
Side note - if the article sounds uber-rational econ, it may be in part because the author is the son of Milton Friedman. Here is his first post on the topic. http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-use-of-old-exams.html http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-use-of-old-ex... There is a great quote at the end.
And, for a last comment ... . I like to say that being a professor is better than working for a living, except when grading exams. One reason is that grading exams is a pain. Another is that it is when you find out that you have not done nearly as good a job of teaching as you thought you had.
- _yosefk 10y agoWhile it's hard to argue that it runs in the family to some extent in this case, David Friedman is an econ thinker in his own right and certainly goes way further into what most would call extreme libertarian/"uber-rational econ" territory than Milton Friedman ever did. In fact, I'd say that "The Machinery of Freedom" ought to entitle David Friedman to the simpler introduction "...because the author is David Friedman."
- gpawl 10y agoHis most famous book his named after his father's most famous book. His father clearly sets the context for his work.