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Type A personality behavior was first described as a potential risk factor for heart disease in the 1950s by cardiologists Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman.They credit their insight to an upholsterer who called to their attention the peculiar fact that the chairs in their waiting rooms were worn out only on the arms and on the front edge of the seat.
Meyer Friedman. Meyer Friedman (July 13, 1910 – April 27, 2001) was an American cardiologist who developed, with colleague Ray H. Rosenman, the hypothesis that the "Type A" behavior of chronically angry and impatient people increases their risk of heart disease. Also a researcher, he worked until his death at 90 as director of a medical ...
The Jenkins Activity Survey is a psychometric survey of behavior and attitude designed to identify persons showing signs of Type A behavior. The test is multiple choice and self-administered. It was published in 1979 by C. David Jenkins, Stephen Zyzanski, and Ray Rosenman. [1] The terms Type A and Type B personality were originally described in ...
Chilean (blue) and average Latin American (orange) GDP per capita (1980–2017) Chilean (orange) and average South American (blue): Rates of Growth of GDP (1971–2007) The "Miracle of Chile" was a term used by economist Milton Friedman to describe the reorientation of the Chilean economy in the 1980s and the effects of the economic policies applied by a large group of Chilean economists who ...
Thomas Loren Friedman ( / ˈfriːdmən / FREED-mən; born July 20, 1953) is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is a weekly columnist for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues .
Friedman rule. The Friedman rule is a monetary policy rule proposed by Milton Friedman. [1] Friedman advocated monetary policy that would result in the nominal interest rate being at or very near zero. His rationale was that the opportunity cost of holding money faced by private agents should equal the social cost of creating additional fiat money.
Milton Friedman interviewed on America's Drug Forum (1991) Monetary Revolutions (1992). Money (1992). Efforts in Eastern Europe to Localize Government (1993). Privatization Trends in Eastern Europe (1993). Health Care Reform (1992). Economically Speaking – Why Economists Disagree (1978).
May 29, 2024 at 6:00 AM. "Merrily We Roll Along" director Maria Friedman and star Jonathan Groff at the Hudson Theatre in New York on May 21, 2024. (Justin Jun Lee / For The Times) Broadway loves ...