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Hamlet Without The Danish Priest

Standard economics has turned its back on and developed models that exclude entrepreneurship. As Joseph Schumpeter, schooled in the Austrian tradition, put it: the market economy without entrepreneurship is much “like Hamlet without the Danish prince.” Indeed, entrepreneurs are the main characters in the drama that is the economy. An economic theory that recognizes this not only does a better job explaining the economy -- it is also a useful framework for entrepreneurs.

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Modern economics is a theory of the economy that leaves no place for the entrepreneur. So where should entrepreneurs turn to improve their understanding? The Austrian school of economics might be the answer.

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