[[Rabbi
Dr. Israel M. Kirzner]]
Israel Meir Kirzner ('''Yisroel Mayer Kirzner''') (born
February 13, 1930) is a leading economist in the
Austrian School.
Early life
The son of a well-known
rabbi and Talmudist, Kirzner was born in
London,
England and came to the
United States via
South Africa.
Education
He received his
BA summa cum laude from
Brooklyn College in 1954, an MBA in 1955 and
Ph.D. from
New York University in 1957 when he was studying under
Ludwig von Mises.
Economics
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.
Author
Some of his major works on economics include:
- "Entrepreneurial Discovery and The Competitive Market Process: An Austrian Approach," Journal of Economic Literature. (March 1997)
- The Meaning of Market Process. (Routledge 1992)
- Discovery, Capitalism and Distributive Justice. (Basil Blackwell 1989)
- Competition and Entrepreneurship. (Chicago 1973).
Orthodox Judaism expert
Kirzner is also an ordained
Haredi rabbi and
Talmud scholar, and serves as the rabbi of the congregation once headed by his father in Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the most famous disciples of Rabbi Isaac Hutner, the late dean of the
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, where he studied for many years during the same years he obtained his academic training. Kirzner is an authority on Hutner's writings and is one of the few official editors of all sources that Hutner quotes.
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