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Risk, Uncertainty and Profit

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This revolutionary work taught the world how to systematically distinguish between risk — randomness with knowable probabilities — and uncertainty — randomness with unknowable probabilities — in order to accurately and properly ascertain a venture's potential profitability. Knight's methodology served as the foundation of the Chicago School of Economics.

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Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1921, in series Hart, Schaffner & Marx prize essays on economics; no. 31.

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This revolutionary work taught the world how to systematically distinguish between risk randomness with knowable probabilities and uncertainty randomness with unknowable probabilities in order to accurately and properly ascertain a venture's potential profitability. Knight's methodology served as the foundation of the Chicago School of Economics.

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ISBN:
9780486447759
Author:
Knight, Frank H.
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Author:
Knight, Frank Hyneman
Subject:
Profit
Subject:
Risk
Subject:
Economics - Microeconomics
Subject:
General Business & Economics
Subject:
Uncertainty
Subject:
Economics - General
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science
Publication Date:
20060331
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
5
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.38 in 1.11 lb
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This revolutionary work taught the world how to systematically distinguish between risk randomness with knowable probabilities and uncertainty randomness with unknowable probabilities in order to accurately and properly ascertain a venture's potential profitability. Knight's methodology served as the foundation of the Chicago School of Economics.
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