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Definition of Ricardo
1. Noun. English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ricardo
Literary usage of Ricardo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"In the early part of the nineteenth century, however, it was mainly through his
influence on Ricardo that Adam Smith affected the commercial and economic ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Ricardo proceeds to show that what determines the purchase of any commodity from
a foreign country is uot the circumstance tliat it can be produced there ..."
3. History of Economic Thought: A Critical Account of the Origin and by Lewis Henry Haney (1920)
"Having acquired a competence, Ricardo began to interest himself in science. ...
1 On Ricardo and his work, cf. Patten, "Malthus and Ricardo," American ..."
4. Economic Studies by Walter Bagehot, Richard Holt Hutton (1908)
"Ricardo. THE true founder of abstract Political Economy is Ricardo. And yet in
seeming there was no one less likely to be the founder. ..."
5. History of Economic Thought: A Critical Account of the Origin and by Lewis Henry Haney (1920)
"Having acquired a competence, Ricardo began to interest himself in science. ...
1 On Ricardo and his work. cf. Patten. "Malthus and Ricardo," American ..."
6. The World's Legal Philosophies by Fritz Berolzheimer (1912)
"2: Ricardo. The formulation of the principle of industrial freedom as one of
justice is emphasized by Ricardo l (1772-1823). In his theoretical views and ..."
7. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"Ricardo was eminently well qualified for success in business. ... Ricardo had
now become a leading authority upon economical questions. ..."
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