Which of the following statements about David Ricardo is incorrect: David Ricardo     was also a member of Parliament, businessman, financier and speculator.     is credited with systematizing economics.     was a defender of high tariffs and import restrictions.     was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Adam Smith.     amassed a considerable personal fortune (he was rich!)

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Which of the following statements about David Ricardo is incorrect: David Ricardo

   

was also a member of Parliament, businessman, financier and speculator.

   

is credited with systematizing economics.

   

was a defender of high tariffs and import restrictions.

   

was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Adam Smith.

   

amassed a considerable personal fortune (he was rich!)

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