Biographical Dictionary of Austrian Economists

by Steven Horwitz (Editor)

The central ideas of modern Austrian economics are explored in this volume through intellectual biographies of the major 20th century economists in that tradition. By providing a larger social and historical context for each subject’s work, the volume offers a more complete picture of the development of modern Austrian economics than has previously been available. Authored by top scholars in the field, the essays cover figures from Wieser to Mises to Lachmann. Each chapter is a blend of biography and critical assessment of ideas that locate the thinker’s central contributions to the development of the Austrian tradition. The chapters are framed by an introductory essay by the editor as well as a conclusion that examines the work of the current generation of Austrian economists.

560 pages, Hardcover

First published October 30, 2007

About the author

American economist of the Austrian School and Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. He has written extensively on Austrian economics, Hayekian political economy, monetary theory and history, and macroeconomics. He is an Affiliated Senior Scholar at Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute in Canada.