question archive Which of the following beliefs is not among those that mercantilists held about trade? Wealth is money
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Which of the following beliefs is not among those that mercantilists held about trade? Wealth is money.
1)When the people of nation X import more than they export, the nation becomes poorer as a result.
2)Trade is positive-sum; that is, when people trade, both parties to the trade gain.
3)To increase the wealth of nation X, the government of nation X should do its best to arrange for nation X to run trade surpluses.
4)None of the above. That is, each of the above beliefs is held by mercantilists.