The Entrepreneur

The purpose of this paper is to extend Kirzner’s theory by explicitly introducing the role of space in entrepreneurial alertness and the coordination of markets.

While corporate income taxation is a major issue in the debate over international finance, economic theory has no clear stance on who bears its burden.

Economic growth is determined by two elements, by (a) by the available quantities of goods that can be used in the productive process and (b) by the adroitness with which these available factors of production are combined.

Entrepreneurs exploit market opportunities and innovate to achieve or maintain strategic advantage over their competitors.In the absence of government regulation,

This paper revisits the concept of entrepreneurship, which is frequently neglected in mainstream economics, and discusses the importance of defining and isolating this concept in the context of large, publicly held companies. 

It is to some extent heartening to know that economists are once again concerned with entrepreneurship and its role in economic life.

Professor Spengler refers to Richard Cantillon as the first of the modems. Professor Tarascio presents him from a current perspective.

Volume 17, Number 1 (Spring 1997)

Volume 16, Number 1

Peter Klein addresses the frequent criticism that private investors and entrepreneurs have too short of a time horizon.