alleryStart learning →In 1815, early economists applied diminishing returns to which subject?
ALand rent
BBank interest
CFactory wages
DForeign trade
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Land rent
Ricardo, Malthus, West and Torrens used the concept to explain land rent and high grain prices.
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