Jennifer Burns

And then there was a parallel education piece rooted in admiration for a thinker, a shared admiration. And then what that led Friedman to do, you know, what I found syllabi, you know, that he had from non-economics courses, lists of books, and he'd written the prices of different ones he wanted to read. So he had, you know, John Stuart Mill on liberty, like 50 cents written in the margin.

And then there was a parallel education piece rooted in admiration for a thinker, a shared admiration. And then what that led Friedman to do, you know, what I found syllabi, you know, that he had from non-economics courses, lists of books, and he'd written the prices of different ones he wanted to read. So he had, you know, John Stuart Mill on liberty, like 50 cents written in the margin.

So he began to educate himself. He gave himself a like parallel curriculum alongside this very formal economics curriculum. He started reading, you know, the traditions of political liberalism and then talking them through with friends and developing like a shared sense of mission. And that the incredible thing is of those friends in the group.

So he began to educate himself. He gave himself a like parallel curriculum alongside this very formal economics curriculum. He started reading, you know, the traditions of political liberalism and then talking them through with friends and developing like a shared sense of mission. And that the incredible thing is of those friends in the group.

So he began to educate himself. He gave himself a like parallel curriculum alongside this very formal economics curriculum. He started reading, you know, the traditions of political liberalism and then talking them through with friends and developing like a shared sense of mission. And that the incredible thing is of those friends in the group.

They scattered for like 10 years, and then they all came back together. George Stigler, his great friend, was hired at Chicago. Aaron Director, who was his wife's brother, was at Chicago. So many of these people continued. He became Frank Knight's colleague. So that was the base. That was what really grew him, that really profound peer group.

They scattered for like 10 years, and then they all came back together. George Stigler, his great friend, was hired at Chicago. Aaron Director, who was his wife's brother, was at Chicago. So many of these people continued. He became Frank Knight's colleague. So that was the base. That was what really grew him, that really profound peer group.

They scattered for like 10 years, and then they all came back together. George Stigler, his great friend, was hired at Chicago. Aaron Director, who was his wife's brother, was at Chicago. So many of these people continued. He became Frank Knight's colleague. So that was the base. That was what really grew him, that really profound peer group.

Now, the other piece I talk about a lot is Freeman was... a collaborator, an open-minded collaborator, and he had incredible connections with economists who were women. And he basically found, first in the figure of Anna Schwartz, later in the figure of this group of women who were his wife's friends, this kind of untapped pool of talent.

Now, the other piece I talk about a lot is Freeman was... a collaborator, an open-minded collaborator, and he had incredible connections with economists who were women. And he basically found, first in the figure of Anna Schwartz, later in the figure of this group of women who were his wife's friends, this kind of untapped pool of talent.

Now, the other piece I talk about a lot is Freeman was... a collaborator, an open-minded collaborator, and he had incredible connections with economists who were women. And he basically found, first in the figure of Anna Schwartz, later in the figure of this group of women who were his wife's friends, this kind of untapped pool of talent.

And so he immersed himself in this whole other world of consumption economics. And that resulted in his more technical work on a theory of the consumption function, which is the theory of permanent income. So for Friedman, intellectual work and intellectual production was always done in this very social context, in a context that blended friendship and intellectual partnership.

And so he immersed himself in this whole other world of consumption economics. And that resulted in his more technical work on a theory of the consumption function, which is the theory of permanent income. So for Friedman, intellectual work and intellectual production was always done in this very social context, in a context that blended friendship and intellectual partnership.

And so he immersed himself in this whole other world of consumption economics. And that resulted in his more technical work on a theory of the consumption function, which is the theory of permanent income. So for Friedman, intellectual work and intellectual production was always done in this very social context, in a context that blended friendship and intellectual partnership.

And he really, he only had a handful of friends who were not also economists interested in the same questions he was. So he just lived and breathed ideas all day long.

And he really, he only had a handful of friends who were not also economists interested in the same questions he was. So he just lived and breathed ideas all day long.

And he really, he only had a handful of friends who were not also economists interested in the same questions he was. So he just lived and breathed ideas all day long.

Yeah, more arguing over beers. And in this case, there's several people who say it was all about Frank Knight. What did he say? What did he mean when he said it? Is he right? And so Knight was very, he would say one thing and then say another. If you read him, it's very hard to follow what he's actually saying because he's full of qualifications and irony as it blends.

Yeah, more arguing over beers. And in this case, there's several people who say it was all about Frank Knight. What did he say? What did he mean when he said it? Is he right? And so Knight was very, he would say one thing and then say another. If you read him, it's very hard to follow what he's actually saying because he's full of qualifications and irony as it blends.

Yeah, more arguing over beers. And in this case, there's several people who say it was all about Frank Knight. What did he say? What did he mean when he said it? Is he right? And so Knight was very, he would say one thing and then say another. If you read him, it's very hard to follow what he's actually saying because he's full of qualifications and irony as it blends.