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
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Leandro Prados de la Escosura
Departamento de Historia Economica e Instituciones, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid,
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Guillaume Daudin
Département “Économie de la Mondialisation”, OFCE and Université Lille-I
69, Quai d’Orsay - 75007 Paris - France
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Professor of Economics, Université de Lille and OFCE
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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)