| Peter Klein |
Nicolai and I have written several papers on the Knightian concept of entrepreneurship as judgment (e.g., here, here, and here). We contrast the judgment view of entrepreneurship with several other approaches, including Israel Kirzner’s idea of entrepreneurship as “discovery” or alertness to profit opportunities.
Readers and seminar participants are often confused by the distinction between judgment and alertness. We describe the judgment approach as “Austrian,” associating it not only with Knight but also with Austrian and proto-Austrian economists Richard Cantillon, Frank Fetter, Ludwig von Mises, and Murray Rothbard. But, we are asked, isn’t Kirzner an Austrian? Isn’t Kirzner’s entrepreneurial-discovery approach “the” Austrian view?
Not necessarily. Here’s why.
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