It was only after the Meiji Restoration in the mid-nineteenth century that various kinds of economic thought, including that of Ricardo, came to disseminate in Japan. To know such a particular historical process may be instrumental in understanding the actual state of Ricardo studies in Japan....

The present paper proposes the analysis of the sectors of the national economy from the point of view of production (Gross Domestic Product) but also from the point of view of consumption (average monthly labor costs). This paper is based on the analysis of the statistical data from a...