A rise of wages from this cause will, indeed, be invariably accompanied by a rise in the price of commodities; but in such cases, it will be found that labour and all commodities have not varied in regard to each other, and that the variation has been confined to money.
David RicardoAbout author
- Author's profession: Economist
- Nationality: british
- Born: April 18, 1772
- Died: September 11, 1823
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