Israel Meir Kirzner (Yisroel Mayer Kirzner) (born February 13, 1930) is a leading economist in the Austrian School. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Austrian School is a school of economic thought which rejects opposing economists reliance on methods used in natural science for the study of human action, and instead bases its formalism of economics on relationships through logic or introspection called praxeology. ...

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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. See Semicha for article about ordination of rabbis. ... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...

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. A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Brooklyn College of The City University of New York Brooklyn College of The City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... New York University (NYU) is a large research-oriented university in New York City, and is among the most prestigious post-secondary institutions in the United States. ... Ludwig von Mises (September 29, 1881 - October 10, 1973), a notable economist and social philosopher, was born Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (today Lviv, Ukraine), the son of Arthur von Mises, a railroad engineer and civil servant, and Adele von Mises, born Adele Landau. ...

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. Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations, particularly new businesses. ... New York University (NYU) is a large research-oriented university in New York City, and is among the most prestigious post-secondary institutions in the United States. ...

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).

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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. Haredi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Judaism. ... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Rabbi Yitzchok (Isaac) Hutner (1906 - 1980) was born in Warsaw, Poland, to a family with both Ger hasidim and mitnagdim in their origins. ... Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin (also known as Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin) (MYRCB) or as Chaim Berlin, is a major Orthodox Judaism yeshiva located in Brooklyn, New York. ...

External links

• Israel Kirzner's Faculty Page (http://www.econ.nyu.edu/user/kirzner/)
• Israel Kirzner's bibliography (http://www.freescholars.org)
• An Interview with Israel M. Kirzner:Between Mises and Keynes (http://www.mises.org/journals/aen/aen17_1_1.asp)
• Gary North (founder of the Institute for Christian Economics) examines Israel Kirzner's doctrines in Inheritance and Dominion: Individualism, Holism and Covenantalism (http://freebooks.entrewave.com/freebooks/docs/html/gnde/Appendix_B.htm)
• James Ahiakpor (chairman of the Dept of economics at California State University): Israel Kirzner on Supply and Demand (http://www.libertyhaven.com/theoreticalorphilosophicalissues/supplysideeconomics/kirznersupplydemand.shtml)
• Notes on Kirzner's Competition and Entrepreneurship (http://www.boogieonline.com/revolution/commerce/economic/books/kirzner.html)
• The Undiscountable Professor Kirzner: Essays on Capital and Interest: An Austrian Perspective Reviewed by Roger W. Garrison (http://www.auburn.edu/~garriro/r24kirzner.htm)
• List of links from the Open Directory Project (http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Economics/Schools_of_Thought/Austrian_School/People/Kirzner,_Israel_M/)