David Ricardo

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David Ricardo

David Ricardo , a Briton is a well renowned economist whose contribution to the economics especially political economy is enormous . According to Peach in the book `David Ricardo : Critical Responses , Ricardo was born in London on 8th April 1722 . He worked with his father from a tender age of 14 in a London stock exchange as both a messenger as well as a clerk for seven years . This was a very critical time in influencing his career . This focuses on the life

of David Ricardo from when he was young up to when he made remarkable impact in the economics discipline

According to Online Library of liberty , Ricardo was better placed in as far as his career in stock exchange business was concerned . This is attributed to the fact that his father had introduced him to it at an early age and again his two year training at a Hollard School equipped him with relevant knowledge . Ricardo valued abstract reasoning and was determined to address issues from their deepest roots to form a concrete opinion that was most convincing to him . Ricardo was different from his father in the sense that he did not accept views or perceptions of others blindly . On the contrary , he questioned the values introduced to him by his father and this is evident in his change of religion However , despite their differences Ricardo respected his father (Library of liberty

In 1793 , Ricardo married Priscilla Ann Wilkinson who is...