F.W. Taussig

Dr. F.W. Taussig was professor of political economy at Harvard. He wrote The Tariff History of the United States and a two-volume Principles of Economics.

Articles

The Civil War Tariff
Mises Daily F.W. Taussig
[ The Tariff History of the United States (1892; 2010)] The Civil War revolutionized the financial methods of the United States. A new monetary system was created, and tax resources before undreamed...
Once-Temporary Tariff
Mises Daily F.W. Taussig
[This article is excerpted from The Tariff History of the United States (2010). An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by Brad O’Connell, is available for download.] The Civil War revolutionized...

Publications

Wages and Capital
F.W. Taussig
Taussig’s Introduction This book, written in 1892–1895 and published in 1896, has long been out of print. The London School of Economics (University of London) now honors me by undertaking a reprint in its series of scarce books and monographs. The
Tariff History of the United States
F.W. Taussig
The Mises Institute has completely re-typeset F.W. Taussig’s definitive work on the tariffs of the 19th century in the United States, a history that in some sense is the most important ever written because it was so decisive in leading to the

Media

Once-Temporary Tariff
F.W. Taussig
When the Civil War closed, the revenue acts that had been hastily passed during its course constituted a chaotic mass, writes F.W. Taussig. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Brad O’Connell.