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A BOUNTY on the exportation of corn tends to lower its price to the…

Quote byDavid Ricardo · 1772–1823

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1821) (Third Edition), Chapter XXII, Bounties and Prohibitions, p. 201.

English (original)

A BOUNTY on the exportation of corn tends to lower its price to the foreign consumer, but it has no permanent effect on its price in the home market.

— David Ricardo

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