Books by Richard Cantillon

Early in his career, Cantillon worked for a war profiteer in the British government and later for John Law in the Mississippi Company scheme. His first job enabled him to establish a bank in Paris from which he grew rich. Cantillon made a fortune on the value of his shares in the company during the Mississippi Bubble. Subsequently he made more money by selling shares short during the bust and by taking advantage of changes in exchange rates that he correctly anticipated. After the Bubble, he was one of the wealthiest private individuals in the world.

- Chantal Saucier and Mark Thornton

• An Essay on Economic Theory - Richard Cantillon