Although Friedman never visited Estonia, his book Free to Choose exercised a great influence on that nation's then 32-year-old prime minister, Mart Laar, who has claimed that it was the only book on economics he had read before taking office.
Iako je Friedman nikad nije posjetio Estoniju, njegova knjiga "Free to Choose " ostvarila je veliki utjecaj na tadašnjeg 32-godišnjeg premijera, Marta Laar, koji je tvrdio da je to jedina knjiga o ekonomiji koji je pročitao prije nego što je preuzeo dužnost.