ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, hiː ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ ɪkˈɑːnəmˌɪst dʒˈeɪmz wˈɪlsən tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɐ dʒˈɜːnəl ðæt wʊd kæmpˈeɪn fɔːɹ fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪd, ðɪ ɪkˈɑːnəmˌɪst.
In the summer of 1843, he encouraged the Scottish economist James Wilson to establish a journal that would campaign for free trade, The Economist.