Economics
Trump Giving Medal of Freedom to ‘Trumponomics’ Economist Arthur Laffer
- Laffer best known for his eponymous ‘curve’ often cited by GOP
- He co-authored book on Trump’s plans for the U.S. economy
Arthur Laffer
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President Donald Trump will award economist Arthur Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, bestowing the nation’s highest civilian honor on the conservative academic who has become synonymous with supply-side economics.
Laffer, the 78-year-old who served as an aide to President Ronald Reagan, advised Trump during his presidential campaign and is the co-author of the book “Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy.”