The effects of the expansion of Europe have fascinated historians and economists, as well
as the public at large, for centuries. One of the most intriguing and controversial effects of …

“Globalisation” is a term coined by journalists in order to impress people who don't know
history. In spite of the fact that the term has no well-defined meaning, it is interesting to note …

In Carriers of Growth? Ann Coenen sheds new light on the vigorous debate about
international trade and economic development in the Early Modern Period. The Austrian …

In recent historiography, it has been argued that the expansion of Europe between 1500 and
1800 created a 'system'in the Atlantic by which the economies of Europe, West Africa and …

In their pioneering work, British Economic Growth, 1688–1959 (1969), Phyllis Deane and
WA Cole offered an interpretation of the role of foreign trade in eighteenth-century British …

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 …

This study documents the boom in Europe's imports from Asia and the Americas between
1500 and 1800 and explores its causes. There was no commodity-price convergence …

The immense economic inequality we observe in the world today didn't happen overnight, or
even in the past century. It is the path dependent outcome of a multitude of historical …

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 …

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 …