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The Misunderstood Topsoil of our Economy: Entrepreneurs

The Misunderstood Topsoil of our Economy: Entrepreneurs. Kavita Singh Economics Capstone Dr. Northrop Spring 2012. What is an Entrepreneur?. risk-bearer under uncertainty supplier of financial capital innovator industrial leader superintendent

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The Misunderstood Topsoil of our Economy: Entrepreneurs

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  1. The Misunderstood Topsoil of our Economy: Entrepreneurs Kavita Singh Economics Capstone Dr. Northrop Spring 2012

  2. What is an Entrepreneur? risk-bearer under uncertainty supplier of financial capital innovator industrial leader superintendent organizer of economic resources enterprise-owner contractor employer of different combinations of factors of production manager decision-maker arbitrageur allocator of resources

  3. Frank H. Knight (1885-1972) Risk and Uncertainty

  4. Joseph A. Schumpeter (1883-1950) Entrepreneurs as central drivers of economic development

  5. Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) Everyone is an entrepreneur; inherent in human action

  6. G.L.S. Shackle (1903-1992) Importance of time in the entrepreneurial decision-making process

  7. Israel M. Kirzner (1930-present) “Alertness” of the entrepreneur

  8. In Summary

  9. Survey of Graduate Textbooks

  10. Important Bits of Previous Graph

  11. In Defense of the Mainstream “Why Economics Has Soul”

  12. Towards an Economics of Perspectives

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