1. The Economics of Ricardo and Malthus
... well. He believed that if population grew too rapidly, it would decrease wages to barely subsistent levels and reduce profits. His theory of comparative advantage became the fundamental idea for international trade. He believed that if each nation produces the good that they can make most efficiently, all nations would benefit in the end by trading for goods most efficiently produced ... Basically, population will always be growing at an exponential rate; however, land only exists at a fixed amount so food supply can only increase until it hits a certain point. Therefore, the production ...
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