title: An empirical analysis of the effects of consanguineous marriages on economic development.
abstract: In this study, development experiences toward economic development are investigated to provide an alternative analysis of economic development, human capital, and genetic inheritance in the light of consanguineous marriages. The countries analyzed in the study are discussed in accordance with consanguineous marriage practices and classified by their per capita gross domestic product (GDP) growth. A broad range of countries are analyzed in the study. Arab countries that experienced high rates of growth in their gross national income during the twentieth century but failed to fulfill adequate development measures as reflected in the growth in national income, countries undergoing transition from tight government regulation to free market democracy, and African nations that have experienced complications in the process of development show important differences in the process of economic development. It is shown that the countries that have reached high average development within the context of per capita GDP have overcome problems integral to consanguineous marriage.
authors.affiliation: Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul.
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bildirici
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kökdener
authors.forename: Oezgür ömer
authors.initials: Oö
authors.lastname: Ersin
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D018643:Arab World / Q000266:history; D003241:Consanguinity; D057217:Economic Development / Q000266:history; D004467:Economics / Q000266:history; D036262:Empirical Research; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D014507:Urbanization / Q000266:history