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Richard Cantillon is the most important economist you’ve never heard of. Born in Ireland sometime in the mid- to late-1600s, Richard Cantillon’s contributions to economics are found in his major work, Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General ( Essay on the Nature of Commerce in General ). In 1734, Cantillon was mysteriously murdered by a