AERC 2026

Murray N. Rothbard on the Capitalist-Entrepreneur

Tags: Capital and Interest Theory, Entrepreneurship, Production Theory

03/27/2026 Per Bylund

Dr. Per Bylund unpacks Rothbard’s concept of the capitalist entrepreneur as the economy’s true mover and shaker: the figure who not only forecasts future consumer demand but puts real capital behind those forecasts, bearing uncertainty and driving the structure of production.

Part of the faculty panel entitled “What Rothbard Can Teach the Informed Layperson About Economics”.

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