Max Hirsch (economist)
Max Hirsch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1852? |
| Died | 4 March 1909 |
| Nationality | German Australian. |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, Henry George, Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk. |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Georgist, Austrian, Classical |
| Notable ideas | Introduced Austrian theory of capital and interest into the Georgist school; proposed a correction to the Law of Rent. |
Maximilian Hirsch (21 September 1852? – 4 March 1909) was a German-born businessman and economist who settled in Melbourne, Australia, where he became the recognized intellectual leader of the Australian Georgist movement and, briefly, a member of the Victorian Parliament.