ekon talk: Paul samuelson and milton freeman were the greatest rivals, on earth. Nicholas wabshot is a journalist and author who was last here in 20 11 discussing his book. The two men had very sharply different views of the world - one turned left, one to right. We'd love to hear from you. Go to ekon talk dot org or email mal ate conta at mailonline@ EkonTalk.org.
Journalist and author Nicholas Wapshott talks about his book Samuelson Friedman with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson were two of the most influential economists of the last century. They competed for professional acclaim and had very different policy visions. The conversation includes their differences over the work of Keynes, their rivalry in their columns at Newsweek, and a discussion of their intellectual and policy legacies.