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Appendix II. Examination Questions.

Rent.

  1. What connection exists between the law of Malthus and Ricardo's doctrine of rent?
  1. What is the reason why land-owners can demand rent?
  1. Explain and illustrate the distinction between rent and profits.

In what cases are they nearly indistinguishable?

  1. It has often been observed that in America land is much less highly cultivated than in England. Explain the economic reasons for this.
  1. How does the theory of rent apply in a country like the United States, where the farmer owns his land instead of hiring it?
  1. How is it that some agricultural capital pays rent, even if resort is not had to different grades of land?
  1. Give
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