Mercantilism Course
Mercantilism shaped early modern trade, bullion flows, and state power through policies focused on surpluses and wealth accumulation. This course equips economics professionals with clear tools to analyze historical policies, interpret quantitative data from key periods, evaluate outcomes like price revolutions and colonial expansion, and critically assess mercantilism's enduring influence on modern trade strategies and economic thought.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Mercantilism Course provides a practical guide to early modern trade policies emphasizing bullion accumulation. Delve into influential thinkers, core principles linking trade surpluses to money supply and national power, historical country examples, data analysis techniques, source evaluation methods, and skills to produce a well-referenced report assessing policy effectiveness, immediate results, and lasting economic impacts.
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Develop skills
- Analyze mercantilist trade, bullion, and power links with professional rigor.
- Evaluate tariffs, bullion laws, and colonial rules using concise economic logic.
- Trace causal chains from mercantilist policy to bullion flows and price shifts.
- Critically assess mercantilism’s strengths, limits, and long-run macro effects.
- Build a focused 16th–18th century country case using robust quantitative evidence.
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