# Professor Richard Sylla is quoted in an article on Milton Friedman's views on capitalism in the US

1 Faculty News April 26, 2019 ![Axios logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/axios192x144.jpg?itok=Bt8W0I5L)>

Excerpt from [Axios](https://www.axios.com/going-milton-friedman-f6127cef-d479-45a2-96ea-51b2767009d5.html) -- "Some Friedman acolytes came to regret core views, since the pursuit of self-interest sometimes led companies, such as Enron, 'to do things that were not in the interest of shareholders,' said [Richard Sylla](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/richard-sylla), a professor emeritus at New York University."

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