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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Marginal Utility

For Students 11th - 12th
This website discusses the concepts of marginal utility and value, with references made to such economic philosophers as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and David Ricardo.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Labor Theory of Value

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the labor theory of value as described by Karl Marx, Adam Smith, and David Ricardo.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Uno Center for Economic Education: Great Economists and Their Times [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Index of influential economists and leading schools of economic thought, 1750-1950. Includes brief biographical information, a timeline, and summaries of different economic theories of the time.
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Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: Comparative Advantage Today

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Hartford Web Publishing applies the concept of Comparative Advantage in today's world. Discussion of import and export explains how obstacles can be overcome.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Iron Law of Wages, 1817

For Students 9th - 10th
Text written by David Ricardo, an English banker and an important early economist, on the nature of wages.
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Curated OER

Virtual Economy: David Ricardo: Theories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the two theories that Ricardo created. The Distribution theory and the International Trade theory (Comparative) are explained in detail.
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Other

Bristol University: Toynbee's Lectures on the Industrial Revolution in England

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of lectures on the Industrial Revolution, written by one of the most famous economic historians of the nineteenth century.
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Curated OER

Biz/ed: David Ricardo (1772 1823)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Biz/ed gives the biography on David Ricardo.
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McMaster University

David Ricardo: The Principles of Political Economy & Tax

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online version of Ricardo's text. Chapters from his text are given in groups.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: David Ricardo: The Iron Law of Wages, 1817

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Iron law of Wages in 1817.
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Other

Iang's Library: David Ricardo: The Theory of Comparative Advantage

For Students 9th - 10th
This page covers the theory of comparative advantage, biographical details and theories of the 19th century economist David Ricardo, and additional resources.
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Curated OER

David Ricardo

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of David Ricardo.