Titles by David Ricardo

1772 – 1823

David Ricardo (1772-1823) was born in London of parents recently emigrated from Amsterdam, where he was educated as a youth in yeshivas. He returned to London and made a large fortune as a stockbroker, and eventually was elected to Parliament; but he also enjoyed reading about economics.

Bio

He was ultimately inspired by Smith’s The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, and, using his background in the stock market and his natural incisive ability, actively disagreed with the mercantilist views on gold accumulation and the pricing of gold. He eventually took on some of Smith’s inconsistencies, and in the process developed the role of comparative advantage in international trade. He is one of the early describers of what has become known as “Ricardian equivalence” - the condition that real interest rates are influenced by government spending, but not necessarily by the way the government finances that spending (via borrowing or taxation). His contributions to the economics of rent, monetary theory, and the theory of value influenced economists of his day and since. [The image comes from “The Warren J. Samuels Portrait Collection at Duke University.”]

For additional information about David Ricardo see the following:

Essays on Ricardo
Timeline on the Life and Work of David Ricardo
at our sister website Econlib: the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics entry on Ricardo

OLL Profile

Titles

The Works of David Ricardo (McCulloch ed. 1846, 1888)

David Ricardo

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, 11 vols (Sraffa ed.)

David Ricardo

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 1 Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

David Ricardo

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 2 Notes on Malthus

David Ricardo

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 3 Pamphlets and Papers 1809-1811

Piero Sraffa

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 4 Pamphlets and Papers 1815-1823

Piero Sraffa

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 5 Speeches and Evidence

Piero Sraffa

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 6 Letters 1810-1815

Piero Sraffa

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 7 Letters 1816-1818

Piero Sraffa

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 8 Letters 1819-June 1821

Piero Sraffa

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 9 Letters 1821-1823

Piero Sraffa

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 10 Biographical Miscellany

Maurice Herbert Dobb

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 11 General Index

Maurice Herbert Dobb

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