Michalopoulos, Stelios; Naghavi, Alireza; Prarolo, Giovanni - School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study - 2009
This research examines the economic origins and spread of Islam and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim countries, virtual countries and ethnic groups, exhibit highly unequal regional agricultural endowments. Second, Muslim adherence is systematically larger along the pre- Islamic...