Milton Friedman, R.I.P.

Economist Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94.

Although the man was a huge influence on economic thinking, I never read much of his writing. My self-imposed education in the basics of economics came well after he made his major contributions, so by the time I encountered his writings, I had already learned many of his ideas from other sources.

The New York Times obituary for him is long but worth reading if you’re interested in the recent history of economic thinking.