The Ricardian Model of International Trade Is Named After the Nineteenth-Century

question 41

Multiple Choice

The Ricardian model of international trade is named after the nineteenth-century English economist who first explained and analyzed the idea of productivity-based comparative advantage. The name of this economist was

• A) Ricardo Friedman.
• B) Ricardo Marx.
• C) Ricardo Maynard Keynes.
• D) Ricky Ricardo.
• E) David Ricardo.

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