Diversity, tolerance and economic performance: Evidence from the Muslim and Spanish golden ages
by Chaney, Eric Justin, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, 2008, 146 pages; 3331559

Abstract:

This dissertation examines the effects of diversity and tolerance (or lack thereof) on economic outcomes. The dissertation starts by arguing that religious diversity combined with institutionalized tolerance to create an environment conducive to the scientific and technological successes of the Islamic Golden Age. The remainder of the dissertation shows both the short-term and long-term effects of the widespread exploitation and expulsion of the Moriscos (a Muslim religious minority expelled from Spain between 1609 and 1614). The results suggest that tolerance and diversity can combine to constrain groups resistant to change. The lack of tolerance and the use of diversity to justify economic exploitation is shown to create pernicious economic and institutional arrangements that can endure even after “diversity” is removed.

 
AdviserBarry J. Eichengreen
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
SourceDAI/A 69-10, p. , Dec 2008
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsMiddle Eastern history; European history; Economic history
Publication Number3331559
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