Francesco Ferrara (1810–1900) was an Italian economist, and political scientist. He helped introduce the classical economic theories of

Adam Smith Adam Smith (baptised 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Seen by some as the "father of economics"——— or ...

David Ricardo David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a British political economist, politician, and member of Parliament. He is recognized as one of the most influential classical economists, alongside figures such as Thomas Malthus, Ada ...

, and J. S. Mill into Italian scholarship. However, Ferrara was an early opponent of the Labour Theory of Value of Adam Smith, David Ricardo and James and J.S. Mill.

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* 1810 births 1900 deaths 19th-century Italian economists Ministers of finance of Italy Italian economists Writers from Palermo Burials at San Domenico, Palermo {{Italy-economist-stub