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# Chicagonomics: The Evolution of Chicago Free Market Economics Hardcover – October 6, 2015

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    From classical liberalism to the Chicago School at the Univeristy of Chicago
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2015*

Chicagonomics provides a broad perspective on the development of economics at the University of Chicago, with a special emphasis on the development of the so-called Chicago School of Economics and its relationship to those who came before, in particular Henry Simons, Frank Knight, and Jacob Viner.  Lanny Ebenstein provides an engaging, readable, and at times opinionated account of the development, one that he knows well given his previous writings on Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek.Especially useful was Ebenstein's convincing distinction between the writings of Simons, Knight, and Viner, described as classical liberals, and the eventual Chicago School dated to 1946 when Milton Friedman joined the faculty.  I.e., there was no School before Friedman's move to Chicago.  Also of interest was the distinction between Friedman the academic economist, for which he won a Nobel Prize, and Friedman the public intellectual whose work became increasingly libertarian as he grew older.  In addition, Ebenstein provides useful perspective on the role that Hayek's ideas played at Chicago.  It was interesting to see how much support each of these writers gave to progressive income taxation at various, usually early, stages of their lives.Ebenstein has made me eager to learn more and provides a lengthy Bibliographical Essay to use.  In particular, he has left me wanting to know more about classical liberalism both historically and in its current expression.  To a certain extent Ebenstein does this in the Conclusion, which lays out 13 public policies that should be implemented in the U.S. at this time.  Still, I fail to see how these policies relate to a systematic view of classical liberalism.  That, in itself, would be an interesting book to read.  Perhaps Lanny Ebenstein will now write it.

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    Interesting theme, but maybe not for serious reader
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2017*

I have a master's degree in economics from the University of Chicago, so I bought this book in the hope that I can understand my alma matar deeper from a historical perspective. Some of the arguments made in the book are great: it is true that for academics, the Chicago School is more about methodology than ideology. At Chicago, my professors repeatedly emphasized using economic intuition rather than relying on fancy mathematics, as MIT and the Ivy League schools do.This book's major weakness is it's over-emphasis on Hayek. Hayek is in no way even a marginally influential figure in the Chicago School. He is more a philosopher than an economist. Gary Becker, a true intellectual giant and a more moderate libertarian (Becker supports strict regulation in banking, for example), is completely missed out. A mention of Jim Heckman, who is still around on the Hyde Park campus, is a wonderful part of the book, but only a few pages. In conclusion, the book is good for less serious readers who have misunderstood Chicago Economics as radical libertarianism, but for the more serious readers this book is not comprehensive enough as an introduction for Chicago economics.

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    disappointing
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2020*

Some biographical information, some anecdotes, and a big wet sloppy kiss for the confiscation and redistribution of wealth.Save yourself the time and money I wasted on this book.Lanny Ebenstein wants to CONTROL people by controlling their money - read his policy prescriptions in the last chapter.No thanks, I'll pass.

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