David Ricardo (1772-1823), a British economist, was one of the most influential of the classical economists. He was also a successful businessman, financier and speculator, and amassed a considerable fortune.
Ideas associated with David Ricardo include:
The theory of comparative advantage, which showed that nations could benefit from free trade, even if a nation was less efficient at producing all kinds of goods than its trading partners.
Ricardian equivalence, an argument suggesting that in some circumstances the choice of a government to pay for spending using either taxes or deficit spending might have no effect on the economy.
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As of the census of 2000, there are 17,006 people, 5,316 households, and 4,454 families residing in the town. The population density is 943.4/km² ...