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First published 1964

Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit

Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit by Frank H. Knight is available as a free PDF download at freecapitalists.org.

Author
Frank H. Knight
First published
1964
Format
PDF
Pages
445
Publisher
Augustus M. Kelley, New York
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Austrian theory & method Markets, trade & industry

Frank H. Knight Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit

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445 pages and 13 chapters in the edition this archive serves.
Who wrote Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit?
Frank Knight went from a farming childhood in Illinois to teaching at the University of Chicago, where he influenced many modern economists, including Nobel Laureate James Buchanan.

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13 chapters · page numbers are this file's

  1. Preface to the First Editionp. 5
  2. Preface to Re-Issuep. 9
  3. Preface for the Reprint of 1948p. 35
  4. Preface for the Reptrint of 1957p. 50
  5. Part One: Introductoryp. 65
  6. Part Two: Perfect Competitionp. 113
  7. Part Three: Imperfect Competition Through Risk and Uncertaintyp. 259
  8. Chapter VII. The Meaning of Risk and Uncertaintyp. 261
  9. VIII. Structures and Methods for Meeting Uncertaintyp. 297
  10. IX. Enterprise and Profitp. 328
  11. X. Enterprise and Profit, cont'dp. 355
  12. XI. Uncertainty and Social Progressp. 377
  13. XII. Social Aspects of Uncertainty and Profitp. 411
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Frank H. Knight 1885–1972

Frank Knight went from a farming childhood in Illinois to teaching at the University of Chicago, where he influenced many modern economists, including Nobel Laureate James Buchanan. Read more about Frank H. Knight.