The discovery of comparative advantage
Aldrich, J. (1998) The discovery of comparative advantage. Southampton, UK, University of Southampton (Discussion Papers in Economics and Econometrics, 9811).
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The discovery of the principle of comparative advantage was a complex process involving two generations of economists. This paper examines the contributions of Torrens, Ricardo, James Mill and John Stuart Mill. It argues that James Mill's Elements (1821) and not Ricardo's principles (1817) is the primary text for the principle. Mill transformed and systematised the insights of the earlier contributors, including Ricardo, and his mistakes stimulated the later contributors.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Social Sciences > Economics |
| Item ID: | 32914 |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:27 |
| Contributors: | Aldrich, J. (Author) |
| Date: | January 1998 |
| Status: | Unpublished |
| Publisher: | University of Southampton |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/32914 |
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