The institutional legacy of the Ottoman Empire: Islamic rule and financial development in South Eastern Europe

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Grosjean, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking penetration; Institutional persistence; Islamic finance; Ottoman Empire

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951726673     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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