Trade and Empire, 1700-1870

Trade and Empire, 1700-1870¹

Abstract

This paper surveys the rise and fall of the European mercantilist system, and the
transition to the modern, well-integrated international economy of the 19th century. It
also surveys the literature on the links between trade and economic growth during the
period, and on the economic effects of empire.

Keywords: trade, empire, history

JEL classification: N43, N73

Kevin H. O'Rourke

Deaprtment of Economics and IIIS, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

Tel. 00353 1 896 3594; Fax. 00353 1 608 3939

kevin. orourke@tcd. ie

http ://www. tcd. ie/Economics/staff/ orourkek/homepage. htm

Leandro Prados de la Escosura

Departamento de Historia Economica e Instituciones, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid,
Edificio Foronda, Despacho 7.0.14, Calle Madrid, 126, 28903 Getafe (Madrid), Spain
Tel. +34 916249623

leandro. prados.delaescosura@uc3 m. es

http://www.uc3m.es/uc3m/dpto/HISEC/profesorado/Personal Leandro Prados.html

Guillaume Daudin

Département “Économie de la Mondialisation”, OFCE and Université Lille-I

69, Quai d’Orsay - 75007 Paris - France

+33 (0)1 44 18 54 72

Professor of Economics, Université de Lille and OFCE

gdaudin@mac. com

http://web.mac.com/gdaudin/Guillaume Daudins homepage/Welcome.html

¹ This paper will be published as a chapter in Stephen N. Broadberry and Kevin H. O’Rourke (eds.),
Unifying the European Experience: An Economic History of Modern Europe, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press (forthcoming)

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