George Reisman

George Gerald Reisman
George Gerald Reisman
Born	January 13, 1937; New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Academic background
Doctoral advisor	Ludwig von Mises
Influences	Adam Smith; David Ricardo; James Mill; John Stuart Mill; Carl Menger; Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk; Ludwig von Mises; Ayn Rand; Frédéric Bastiat; Henry Hazlitt;
Academic work
Discipline	Economics
School or tradition	Objectivism; Austrian School
Notable ideas	Primacy of profits, net consumption theory of profit, integration of Austrian and Classical Economics.

George Gerald Reisman (/ˈriːsmən/; born January 13, 1937) is an American economist. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pepperdine University and the author of The Government Against the Economy (1979), which was praised by both F. A. Hayek and Henry Hazlitt, and Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics (1996). He is known as an advocate of free market or laissez-faire capitalism.

George Gerald Reisman

Born	(1937-01-13) January 13, 1937 New York City, New York
Nationality	American

Academic background
Doctoral advisor	Ludwig von Mises
Influences	Adam Smith David Ricardo James Mill John Stuart Mill Carl Menger Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Ludwig von Mises Ayn Rand Frédéric Bastiat Henry Hazlitt
Academic work
Discipline	Economics
School or tradition	Objectivism Austrian School
Notable ideas	Primacy of profits, net consumption theory of profit, integration of Austrian and Classical Economics.