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Frank A. (Frank Albert) Fetter
1863–1949
A leading American economist of the early 20th century, he helped bring ideas from the Austrian School to a wider audience in the United States. His writing focused on value, rent, interest, and prices, and it stayed influential long after his lifetime.
3 Audiobooks
Economics Volume II: Modern Economic Problems
by Frank A. (Frank Albert) Fetter
The Principles of Economics, with Applications to Practical Problems
by Frank A. (Frank Albert) Fetter
Manual of References and Exercises in Economics for Use with Volume II. Modern Economic Problems
by Frank A. (Frank Albert) Fetter
About the author
Born in Peru, Indiana, in 1863, Frank Albert Fetter became one of the important American economists of his generation. After studying at Indiana University and Cornell, he completed doctoral work in Germany and went on to teach at several universities, including Cornell, Stanford, and Princeton.
Fetter is best known for clear, theory-driven writing about how people value goods and services, and how that shapes prices, rent, wages, and interest. His book The Principles of Economics helped introduce more American readers to Austrian economic ideas, while his own work made him a major voice in debates about value and capital.
Later in his career, he served at Princeton, where he became the first chairman of the Department of Economics and Social Institutions. He died in 1949, but he is still remembered as a careful and original thinker whose work connected American economics with the broader Austrian tradition.