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    Israel M. Kirzner is a renowned economist and professor at New York University known for his work on entrepreneurship, the role of entrepreneurs in driving markets towards equilibrium, and the relationship between ethics and economics. Kirzner was born in 1930 in London and received his PhD from NYU. He has authored several influential works examining the entrepreneurial function in markets, the prerequisites for economic development, and issues of distributive justice. Kirzner is considered a leading authority on the work of Ludwig von Mises and a central figure in advancing thinking on how entrepreneurs create dynamic disequilibrium in the economy and increase overall wealth.

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    Israel M. Kirzner is a renowned economist and professor at New York University known for his work on entrepreneurship, the role of entrepreneurs in driving markets towards equilibrium, and the relationship between ethics and economics. Kirzner was born in 1930 in London and received his PhD from NYU. He has authored several influential works examining the entrepreneurial function in markets, the prerequisites for economic development, and issues of distributive justice. Kirzner is considered a leading authority on the work of Ludwig von Mises and a central figure in advancing thinking on how entrepreneurs create dynamic disequilibrium in the economy and increase overall wealth.

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    Israel M. Kirzner is a renowned economist and professor at New York University known for his work on entrepreneurship, the role of entrepreneurs in driving markets towards equilibrium, and the relationship between ethics and economics. Kirzner was born in 1930 in London and received his PhD from NYU. He has authored several influential works examining the entrepreneurial function in markets, the prerequisites for economic development, and issues of distributive justice. Kirzner is considered a leading authority on the work of Ludwig von Mises and a central figure in advancing thinking on how entrepreneurs create dynamic disequilibrium in the economy and increase overall wealth.

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    Israel Kirzner

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    ISRAEL M.

    KIRZNER
    (1930-Present)

    ISRAEL MEIR KIRZNER BIOGRAPHY AND CONTRIBUTIONS Professor of Economics, New York University Born: February 13, 1930, (83 years old) London, England The son of a well-known rabbi and Talmudist, Lived in Cape Town, South Africa, 1940-48 Idiosyncrasies Kirzner is also an ordained rabbi ("master" literally means "great one") and Talmud scholar, and serves as the rabbi of the congregation once headed by his father in Brooklyn, New York. Education: University of Cape Town, South Africa 1947-48 University of London (External Student) 1950-51 Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York 1952-54 New York University, 1954-57 Degrees: B.A. summa cum laude, Brooklyn College, 1954 M.B.A. New York University, 1955 Ph.D. New York University, 1957 Economic Contributions and Theories: Kirzner's major work is in the economics of entrepreneurship and ethics and economics. He is a professor at New York University, and is the leading authority on Ludwig von Mises' thinking and methodology in economics. He is famous for his works in economics as the central figure in advancing the wealth of nations and creating dynamic disequilibrium in the economy. Three scientific contributions that is vital to a refined appreciation of the market: 1. The entrepreneurial function within the market 2. The institutional prerequisites for economic development 3. The examination of distributive justice Some of his major works on economics include: 1. "Entrepreneurial Discovery and The Competitive Market Process: An Austrian Approach," Journal of Economic Literature. (March 1997) 2. The Meaning of Market Process. (Routledge 1992) 3. Discovery, Capitalism and Distributive Justice. (Basil Blackwell 1989) 4. Competition and Entrepreneurship. (Chicago 1973). Bibliography http://www.econ.nyu.edu/user/kirzner/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Kirzner The Making of Modern Economics Book and Lectures
    Submitted by: John Brian A. Cali Second Semester, SY 2012-2013

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