Состоялось очередное заседание научного семинара "Политическая экономика"

Докладчик:    Eren Arbatli (NRU HSE)
Тема:    "Minorities and Long-run Development: Persistence of Armenian and Greek Influence in Turkey"

Mass deportations of Armenian minorities from their historical homelands in the Ottoman Empire during the WWI and the Greek-Turkish population exchange of 1923 were the two major events of the early 20th century that permanently changed the ethno-religious landscape of Anatolia. These events marked the end of centuries-long coexistence of the Muslim populations with the two biggest non-Muslim communities in Anatolia. In this paper, we empirically investigate the legacy of the Armenian and Greek populations during the late Ottoman period on regional development in modern Turkey. In particular, we explore, at the sub-national level, the relationship between the historical Armenian and Greek presence, and several indicators of development including population density, urbanization and regional income. Findings suggest that locations with greater presence of Greek and Armenian minorities at the end of the 19th century are systematically more densely populated, more urbanized and exhibit greater economic activity today.

Заседание состоялось 10 марта в 18:15   по адресу: г. Москва, улица Шаболовка, дом 26, корпус 4, аудитория 4322.