Israel M. Kirzner

b. 1930

Nationality: American

Historical Period: The 20th Century and Beyond

Israel Kirzner (b. 1930) is among the foremost scholars in the Austrian School of economic thought. He studied at the University of Cape Town, the University of London, and received his PhD studying under Ludwig von Mises at New York University where he taught for many years. One of his major areas of research concerns the role of entrepreneurship in economic activity.

See the Liberty Matters online discussion on Israel M. Kirzner on Competitive Behavior, Industrial Structure, and the Entrepreneurial Market Process

Read the Liberty Classics What Makes Capitalism Tick?, What’s the Economist’s Point of View? and Competition and Entrepreneurship: The Fountainhead of the Contemporary Austrian School from Econlib

Watch the OLL Video The Intellectual Portrait Series: A Conversation with Israel Kirzner

Quotes from Israel M. Kirzner:

• Israel Kirzner defines economics as the reconciliation of conflicting ends given the existence of inescapable scarcity

Titles from Israel M. Kirzner:

• Author: BOLL 19: Israel Kirzner, “Entrepreneurial Activity and the General Market Process” (1963)
• Author: BOLL 27: Kirzner, “Economic Coordination” (1963)
• Author: The Economic Point of View (1976)
• Author: The Economics of Ludwig von Mises: Toward a Critical Reappraisal
• Author: The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics (1976)
• Author: The Intellectual Portrait Series: A Conversation with Israel Kirzner
• Author: Market Theory and the Price System (2011)