Arthur F. Burns References Quizzes Economics News Arthur F. Burns American economist Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Alan Greenspan/ Education and early career…economist and future Fed chairman Arthur F. Burns. He met the polemical novelist Ayn Rand in 1952 and became a member of her inner circle, adopting her philosophy of radical self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism (see objectivism). Read More…economist and future Fed chairman Arthur F. Burns. He met the polemical novelist Ayn Rand in 1952 and became a member of her inner circle, adopting her philosophy of radical self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism (see objectivism). Read More