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Israel Meir Kirzner (Yisroel Mayer Kirzner) (born February 13, 1930) is a leading economist in the Austrian School
Austrian School

The Austrian School is a Heterodox economics school of economics. It emphasizes the spontaneous organizing power of the price mechanism, holds that the complexity of subjective human choices makes mathematical modelling of the evolving market extremely difficult and therefore advocates a laissez faire approach to the economy....
.

son of a well-known rabbi
Rabbi

Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?....
 and Talmudist, Kirzner was born in London
London

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, England
England

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 and came to the United States
United States

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 via South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
.

r studying with the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town , is a public university located on the Cecil Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak , in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa....
, South Africa in 1947-48 and with the University of London External Programme
University of London External Programme

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 in 1950-51, Kirzner received his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 summa cum laude from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New York ....
 in 1954, an MBA
Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration is a master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines....
 in 1955 and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy

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 from New York University
New York University

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 in 1957 (studying under Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises

Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian economics, philosopher, and liberalism who had a major influence on the modern libertarianism movement....
).

ner's major work is in the economics of knowledge and entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or revitalizing mature organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities....
 and the ethics of markets.






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Israel Meir Kirzner (Yisroel Mayer Kirzner) (born February 13, 1930) is a leading economist in the Austrian School
Austrian School

The Austrian School is a Heterodox economics school of economics. It emphasizes the spontaneous organizing power of the price mechanism, holds that the complexity of subjective human choices makes mathematical modelling of the evolving market extremely difficult and therefore advocates a laissez faire approach to the economy....
.

Early life

The son of a well-known rabbi
Rabbi

Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?....
 and Talmudist, Kirzner was born in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 and came to the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 via South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
.

Education

After studying with the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town , is a public university located on the Cecil Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak , in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa....
, South Africa in 1947-48 and with the University of London External Programme
University of London External Programme

The University of London External System is a division of the University of London that grants external degrees....
 in 1950-51, Kirzner received his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 summa cum laude from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New York ....
 in 1954, an MBA
Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration is a master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines....
 in 1955 and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. or PhD for the Latin , meaning "teacher of philosophy", is an postgraduate academic degree awarded by University....
 from New York University
New York University

New York University is a private university, nonsectarian, research university in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan....
 in 1957 (studying under Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises

Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian economics, philosopher, and liberalism who had a major influence on the modern libertarianism movement....
).

Economics

Kirzner's major work is in the economics of knowledge and entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or revitalizing mature organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities....
 and the ethics of markets. He is emeritus professor of economics at New York University, and is a 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
    Routledge

    Routledge is a publisher of non-fiction academic books and journals. It was acquired in 1997 by, and is thus now an imprint of, the Taylor & Francis Group, which is a sub-division of Informa PLC, a company based in the United Kingdom with offices worldwide....
     1992)
  • Discovery, Capitalism and Distributive Justice. (Basil Blackwell
    Basil Blackwell

    Sir Basil Blackwell was born Henry Blackwell in Oxford, England. He was the son of the founder of Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford, which went on to become the Blackwell's family publishing and bookshop empire, located on Broad Street, Oxford in central Oxford....
     1989)
  • The Economic Point of View: An Essay in the History of Economic Thought. (Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, Inc., 1976; )
  • Competition and Entrepreneurship, (Chicago 1973), ISBN 0-226-43776-0.


Orthodox Judaism expert

Kirzner is also an ordained Haredi
Haredi Judaism

Haredi or Chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
 rabbi and Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
 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
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin

Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin It is primarily an American, Lithuanian-style Talmudic Haredi but non-Hasidic Judaism yeshiva. It presently has an enrollment of close to two thousand students ranging from its elementary division to its post high school beis midrash and kollel divisions....
, 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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