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Milton Friedman Prize

Since 2002, the Cato Institute has awarded the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty every two years to "an individual who has made a significant contribution to advancing human freedom." The prize comes with a cash award of US$500,000.

Past Prize Winners
Year Recipient Nationality
2002 Peter Thomas Bauer British
2004 Hernando de Soto Polar Peruvian
2006 Mart Laar Estonian
2008 Yon Goicoechea Venezuelan
2010 Akbar Ganji Iranian
2012 Mao Yushi Chinese

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