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The thesis studies problems of capital accumulation in the context of 20th century Middle Eastern economic development. It examines three debates using the tools of quantitative economic analysis. Each chapter analyzes the determinants of capital accumulation under specific inst…

The first essay in this thesis quantitatively investigates the extent to which demography can explain the large differences in cross-country savings rates. Fertility and adult survival rates are incorporated into an overlapping generations model. High fertility rates increase th…

This essay examines the relations between the production of oil and gas, the global expansion of capital and the territorial control and division of geographical space. The main argument is that the historical expansion of capital, and the subsequent inter-capitalist competition…