Tag Archives: Schumpeter

Advocates of Reason: 16 August 2010

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Some links, and commentary on those links. Continue reading →

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History of Entrepreneurship in Economic Thought

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

A brief history of the concept of entrepreneurship. Continue reading →

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Austrians Contra Smith

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Adam Smith is generally considered the father of political economy, and between Smith and the marginal revolution it is traditionally believed that there was a linear progression in the science of economics. Schumpeter’s History of Economic Analysis suggested otherwise, and since then there has been a wealth of revisionism looking to correct economists’ view on the Smithian movement. From an Austrian perspective, Smith did much to damage economic theory. Continue reading →

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On Unemployment and Industrial Restructuring

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Krugman, once again, fails to take into all the factors in his mental calculations. This time he fails to make an objective critique of Schumpeter’s and the neo-classical theory on unemployment and fiscal spending. Continue reading →

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