Market Integration in Eastern Mediterranean and Europe from the Sixteenth Century until World War I

Ceylan, Pınar, Kıvanç Karaman and Sevket Pamuk

No 18883, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This study investigates the evolution of market integration in Ottoman Eastern Mediterranean and Europe until World War I. We find that market integration levels were the highest in northwest Europe while Ottoman lands were part of the less integrated periphery. Over the centuries, most European polities experienced gradual gains in integration but Ottoman integration levels fluctuated and significant gains occurred only in the nineteenth century. These patterns suggest that European market integration began before the technological breakthroughs of the nineteenth century, driven by political and institutional changes, and the Ottoman Eastern Mediterranean was only partially involved in this process.

Keywords: market integration; Institutions; State capacity; Ottoman empire; Middle east (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 N14 N15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-03
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