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'''David Ricardo''' (19 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was an English [[political economy|political economist]], often credited with systematising economics, and was one of the most influential of the [[classical economics|classical economist]]s, along with [[Thomas Malthus]], [[Adam Smith]], and [[John Stuart Mill]].<ref>Sowell, Thomas (2006). ''On classical economics''. New Haven, CT: [[Yale University Press]].</ref> He was also a member of [[Parliament]], businessman, [[financier]] and [[speculator]], who amassed a considerable personal fortune. Perhaps his most important contribution was the law of [[comparative advantage]], a fundamental argument in favour of [[free trade]] among countries and of specialisation among individuals. Ricardo argued that there is mutual benefit from trade (or exchange) even if one party (e.g. resource-rich country, highly-skilled artisan) is more productive in every possible area than its trading counterpart (e.g. resource-poor country, unskilled laborer), as long as each concentrates on the activities where it has a ''relative'' productivity advantage.<ref>{{citation |title=The Trade Question |last= Roberts |first=Paul Craig |periodical=Washington Times |publication-date=2003-8-28 }}</ref>