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'''David Ricardo''' (19 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was one of the most influential English classical political economists. He was also a member of Parliament, businessman and financier.
'''David Ricardo''' (19 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a English classical political economists, a member of Parliament, a businessman and a financier.


Perhaps his most important contributions were the law of [[Comparative Advantage]], a fundamental argument in favour of free trade among countries and of specialization among individuals, and the [[Ricardian Equivalence]], an argument suggesting that in some circumstances a government's choice of how to pay for its spending (i.e., whether to use tax revenue or issue debt and run a deficit) might have no effect on the economy.
Important contributions include the law of [[Comparative Advantage]], a fundamental argument for free trade and of specialization of labor; and the [[Ricardian Equivalence]], an argument suggesting that in some circumstances a government's choice of how to pay for its spending (i.e., whether to use tax revenue or issue debt and run a deficit) might have no effect on the economy.
 
==Published Works==
* ''The High Price of Bullion a Proof of the Depreciation of Bank Notes'' (1809)
* ''Proposals for an Economical and Secure Currency'' (1816)
* ''[[Principles of Political Economy and Taxation]]'' (1817)
* ''On Protection to Agriculture'' (1822)
* ''Plan for the Establishment of a National Bank'' (posthumously, 1824)


==External links==
==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:David Ricardo|David Ricardo]] on Wikipedia
* [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Ricardo.html David Ricardo] on the The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
* [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Ricardo.html David Ricardo] on the The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
* [http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=1395&Itemid=27 The Works of David Ricardo], 1846, from the Online Library of Liberty
* [http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=1395&Itemid=27 The Works of David Ricardo], 1846, from the Online Library of Liberty
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* [http://mises.org/humanaction/chap8sec4.asp The Ricardian Law of Association] from the [[Human Action]] by Ludwig von Mises
* [http://mises.org/humanaction/chap8sec4.asp The Ricardian Law of Association] from the [[Human Action]] by Ludwig von Mises
* [http://mises.org/daily/2802 Meeting Ricardo in the Stables] by Susan Hogarth, December 2007
* [http://mises.org/daily/2802 Meeting Ricardo in the Stables] by Susan Hogarth, December 2007
* [[Wikipedia:David Ricardo|David Ricardo]] on Wikipedia


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Revision as of 23:57, 6 February 2011

David Ricardo (19 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a English classical political economists, a member of Parliament, a businessman and a financier.

Important contributions include the law of Comparative Advantage, a fundamental argument for free trade and of specialization of labor; and the Ricardian Equivalence, an argument suggesting that in some circumstances a government's choice of how to pay for its spending (i.e., whether to use tax revenue or issue debt and run a deficit) might have no effect on the economy.

Published Works

  • The High Price of Bullion a Proof of the Depreciation of Bank Notes (1809)
  • Proposals for an Economical and Secure Currency (1816)
  • Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817)
  • On Protection to Agriculture (1822)
  • Plan for the Establishment of a National Bank (posthumously, 1824)

External links