Tall and Shrinking Muslims, Short and Growing Europeans: The Long-Run Welfare Development of the Middle East, 1840-1980

Joerg Baten and Mojgan Stegl ()
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Mojgan Stegl: University of Tuebingen

No 8030, Working Papers from Economic History Society

Abstract: "In this study we estimate for the first time anthropometric trends for ten countries in the Middle East for the period 1840-1910, and we follow those countries until the 1980s using Baten’s (2006) estimates. We compare those trends with GDP and real wage data and find that the Middle East had a good position in anthropometric indicators and real wages during the 19th century, less in terms of GDP/c. However, the Middle East lost after 1880 compared to Western Industrial Countries. This might have contributed to general dissatisfaction in the world region and explain some of today’s political problems."

Keywords: "Welfare; Middle East; Anthrometrics; Growth; Living Standards" (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 N35 O18 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-03
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