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Unit 1Economics Text C Supplementary information David Ricardo David Ricardo (1772-1823) is an English economist who gave systematized, classical form to the rising science of economics in the 19th century. At age 27, after reading Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, Ricardo got very interested in economics. He wrote his first economics article at 37 and then spent the rest of his life as a professional economist. In one of his most famous books On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, Ricardo clearly illustrates the theory of comparative advantage. Unit 1Economics Text C Suppl