Frédéric Sautet

- Former Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Frédéric Sautet is a former Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is also the former senior editor of the Mercatus Policy Series. In addition to his role at Mercatus, Dr. Sautet was adjunct professor of economics in the MA program at George Mason University. He is currently Visiting Associate Professor of Economics at The Catholic University of America.
Publications & Appearances
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Ludwig von Mises: The Man and His Economics
Ludwig von Mises: The Man and His Economics is a collection of Israel M. Kirzner’s work regarding his mentor, including a

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Reflections on Ethics, Freedom, Welfare Economics, Policy, and the Legacy of Austrian Economics
Reflections on Ethics, Freedom, Welfare Economics, Policy, and the Legacy of Austrian Economics comprises a variety of Kirzner’s

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The Essence of Entrepreneurship and the Nature and Significance of Market Process
The Essence of Entrepreneurship and the Nature and Significance of Market Process is a continuation of the discourse started in

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Competition, Economic Planning, and the Knowledge Problem
Competition, Economic Planning, and the Knowledge Problem expands on the ideas Kirzner first discussed in Competition and

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Discovery, Capitalism, and Distributive Justice
Discovery, Capitalism, and Distributive Justice makes Kirzner’s case for the idea that entrepreneurial profit is both essential for an economy and profoundly just. Asserting that the problem with standard criticism of capitalist income distribution is a failure to see capitalism as a “discovery procedure,” Kirzner argues that production and subsequent profit are neither automatic nor guaranteed.

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Austrian Subjectivism and the Emergence of Entrepreneurship Theory
This volume comprises several of Kirzner’s previously published papers on the subjects of methodological subjectivism and the history of entrepreneurship theory—topics of primary importance in Kirzner’s economic thought because one cannot fully understand entrepreneurship theory without considering subjectivism.

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Prior-Knowledge and Opportunity Identification
Although entrepreneurship research has acknowledged the role that prior information and prior knowledge play in opportunity recognition, few studies have explored their role in entrepreneurial discovery. The authors test the role of a particular prior knowledge in entrepreneurial discovery within a laboratory setting.

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Competition & Entrepreneurship
Competition and Entrepreneurship defines Israel M. Kirzner's unique contribution to the economics profession. Pointing out the

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Essays on Capital and Interest
The third volume of The Collected Works of Israel M. Kirzner presents a collection of writings on capital theory that serve both

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Market Theory and the Price System
The second volume in Liberty Fund's The Collected Works of Israel M. Kirzner series, Market Theory and the Price System was published in 1963 as Kirzner's first (and only) textbook. This volume presents an integrated view of Austrian price theory.
