Frank William Taussig (1859 - 1940) was a U.S. economist and educator. He taught at Harvard for over 50 years as a professor of economics and is credited with creating the foundations of modern trade theory.

He was also the editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics from 1889 to 1890 and from 1896 to 1935; president of the American Economic Association in 1904 and 1905; and chairperson of the United States Tariff Commission from 1917 to 1919.

The successor to his chair at Harvard was Joseph Schumpeter.

Source

• Britannica Online

1859 births | 1940 deaths | American economists | American social scientists | Economists

フランク・タウシッグ | Тауссиг, Фрэнк