Timothy Davis has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Toronto and a law degree from Oxford University. He is a practising attorney and a member of the New York State Bar.

• List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The business cycle of 1815–18; 3. The business cycle of 1818–25; 4. Ricardo as an empirical economist; 5. Ricardo's analysis of postwar events; 6. The law of markets; 7. Monetary policy; 8. Conclusion; List of abbreviations used in the appendices; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

"Davis has done a superb job of combining history of thought and economic history. We should have more studies like it." - Samuel Hollander, Ben Gurion University, Journal of Economic History

Timothy Davis has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Toronto and a law degree from Oxford University. He is a practising attorney and a member of the New York State Bar.

• List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The business cycle of 1815–18; 3. The business cycle of 1818–25; 4. Ricardo as an empirical economist; 5. Ricardo's analysis of postwar events; 6. The law of markets; 7. Monetary policy; 8. Conclusion; List of abbreviations used in the appendices; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

"Davis has done a superb job of combining history of thought and economic history. We should have more studies like it." - Samuel Hollander, Ben Gurion University, Journal of Economic History

Timothy Davis has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Toronto and a law degree from Oxford University. He is a practising attorney and a member of the New York State Bar.

• List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The business cycle of 1815–18; 3. The business cycle of 1818–25; 4. Ricardo as an empirical economist; 5. Ricardo's analysis of postwar events; 6. The law of markets; 7. Monetary policy; 8. Conclusion; List of abbreviations used in the appendices; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

"Davis has done a superb job of combining history of thought and economic history. We should have more studies like it." - Samuel Hollander, Ben Gurion University, Journal of Economic History