Scott Freeman (1954-2004) was an American economist. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1983. Between undergrad. and grad. school worked for the Peace Corps in Africa.
Scott Freeman started his professional academic career at Boston College and was subsequently affiliated with University of Western Ontario and University of California at Santa Barbara before he came University of Texas, Austin. He served also as a research associate at the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Minneapolis.
Scott Freeman made several lasting contributions to economics, particularily related to the optimal quantity of money, money and the business cycle, and the payments system.
He passed away on July 23, 2004 after having struggled with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) for several years.
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