GDP per capita and Regional Differences in the Ottoman Empire, 1570-1914
- Event type
- Seminar
- Series
- Economic and Social History of the Early Modern World, 1500-1800
- Address
- Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB02, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
- Speakers
- Sevket Pamuk ()
- Event dates
- Contact
- ihr.events@sas.ac.uk Email only
Using large numbers of mostly archival price and wage data and employing a demand-side methodology, this study develops decadal estimates for GDP per capita for the Ottoman Empire and its regions from the 1570s until World War I. It then compares these with recent estimates for different parts of Europe as well as India and China. Our estimates add to other recent evidence that regional differences in income per capita could be quite large in the pre-industrial period.
All welcome- this event is free to attend but booking is required.
