Founders of American Economic Thought and Policy

Adam Smith Adams advocated agriculture Albert Gallatin Alexander Hamilton American amount argued argument aristocracy balance of trade Bank of North Benjamin Franklin bills of credit British capital classes coins colonies commerce common Congress Constitution continental currency Coxe creditors demand democracy depreciation doctrine domestic Douglass duties economic England especially excise exports farmers favored Federalist fiat currency foreign Franklin funding gold and silver Hamilton human ideas important increase individual industry Inquiry interest issue Jefferson John John Adams John Taylor king labor laissez-faire land liberty loan Lodge manufacturing medium of exchange ment Mercantilist merchants metallic money national government natural paper currency paper money Parliament payment Pelatiah philosophy Physiocratic policies Political Essays precious metals Prince Pub principle profits public debt quantity revenue Samuel Adams scarcity social society tariff taxes Taylor Tench Coxe theory of value thought tion United wages wealth Webster Whigs