CURRICULUM VITAE

Sulayman S. Al-Qudsi
Date of C.V. March 2016
Corresponding Address:
Techno-Economics Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR
P.O. Box 24885 Safat-13109, Kuwait.
E-mail: [email protected]
(+965) 9724-2902

CURRENT POSITION
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Principal Research Specialist, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

Advise management on strategic research in a dynamically unfolding global
environment. Train research staff and act as a research lead and role model.

PREVIOUSLY HELD POSITIONS (1988-2015)

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Advisor to the CIO and Deputy CEO: Gulf Investment Corporation-Kuwait

(October 12th 2014 to Present)
Division Head of two Divisions, Economics and Strategy and GCC Equity,
that were merged into one Division named Research Division: Gulf
Investment Corporation-Kuwait (April 27, 2014-October 11th 2014)
Chief Economist & Head of the Economics & Strategy Division: Gulf
Investment Corporation-Kuwait (July 1st 2010-April 27th 2014)
Chief Economist & Research Department Head, Arab Bank, plc-Jordan:
October 1st 2007-June 30th 2010.
Senior Research Director, Canadian Energy Research Institute, Calgary,
Alberta, Canada. & Professor of CERI Courses at the Department of
Economics, University of Calgary (August 1st 2005-September 30th 2007).
Senior Economic Advisor, National Center for Financial and Economic
Information, Ministry of Finance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Aug 1st 2000July 30th 2005).
Senior Economist, U.S. Department of the Treasury: U.S-Saudi Arabian Joint
Commission for Economic Cooperation, (January 1998 to June 2000).
Senior Economist, the California Energy Resources Commission (May 1991December 1997)
Associate Professor, University of California, Davis (Fall 1989 to Winter
1994).

Researcher, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Grade 18 of 20 (KISR,

1987-1988)

CURRENT & RECENTLY-HELD POSITIONS: JOB DESCRIPTION

Current Responsibilities
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Advisor to the CIO and Deputy CEO of GIC: October 12, 2015 to the Present.
Lead the Research Division at GIC which resulted from the merger of two
divisions, Economics and Strategy Division and GCC Equity Division: April
27, 2014-October 2014..
Lead the GIC Counterpart Team in the Joint Study with The Conference
Board (TCB) on Leading and Coincidental Economic Indicators for the GCC
Economies.
Lead the GIC-TCB Study on GCC-CEOs Challenge 2013 and 2014. This is the
first joint collaboration effort with The Conference Board in the GCC Region
to survey GCC CEOs regarding challenges they encounter.
Director of the Joint study between the GIC and the Federation of GCC
Chambers (FGGC) on Enhancing the Role of the Private Sector in the GCC
Economies February-2013-Present.
Member of The Global Market Committee, Global and Regional Investment
Committee and, the Principle Investment Committee. The Committees review
economic & financial trends and policies, assess projects & recommend timely
investments across sectors, niches, and space.
Advise Management on emerging developments in Global and Regional
Economies & Commodity Markets and assess ramifications to the GCC
economies, equity and fixed income markets.
Contribute the global and regional sections of the GIC monthly publication:
GCC Market Monthly.
Lead a team of experts and external consultants for the study GCC Joint
Investment Projects: Economic and Institutional Policy Measures to Promote
Integration . The study was commissioned by the GCC-Secretariat and was
reviewed and approved by the Finance Ministers of the GCC, April 2012.
Advise the CEO and Deputy CEO on research and economic and strategic
matters and prepare keynote speeches and articles to international and
regional media and periodicals.
Produce economic and market reports covering Global and GCC
developments on a monthly and bi-weekly basis. The reports are discussed at
various levels including the bi-weekly and monthly Steering and Investment
Committees.
Produce weekly publications, GIC-WEDWeekly Economic Developments.
Produce the GCC Economic Statistics, which is an annual publication covering
national statistics in the GCC economies. Issue No. 13 was published
December 2014.
Articulate and manage research themes and control quality of output flows at
the GIC Economic and Strategy Division.
Contribute to the GIC Annual Reports, English and Arabic.
Negotiate with third-party collaborative research including the Conference
Board and S&Ps Rating Agency.
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Participate in Due Diligence activities and meetings with international rating

agencies, media, publishers and magazines.

Responsibilities at the Arab Bank, plc (October 2007-June 2010)

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Participate in the Investment Committee Meetings that review global,

regional and sector credit allocations, opportunities and risks.
Lead Research Teams in producing reports on global economic & financial
developments and ramifications to the Jordanian & the MENA economies.
Produce the Arab Bank Weekly Economic Monitor, ABWEM, which analyzes
global and regional developments & regional banking and financial markets.
Lead the Production of Quarterly Reports on Jordan in the Arab Bank Series
Jordan Economic Review (JER).
Editor-in-chief of the Arab Bank Review AB Review, which is a referred
academic Journal that is published bi-annually.
Produce Occasional Papers on the GCC, the Mashreq and Maghreb countries
that tackle emerging economic, commodity, & financial markets issues.
Give presentations to international rating agencies and to delegates &
missions from the IMF, the World Bank/IFC, the EU, and other country
representatives on latest developments in Jordan & MENA economies.
Provide research support to departments at the Arab Bank & its Branches.

Responsibilities at the University Of Calgary (Aug2005-Sept2007)

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Teach a Course on structural & cyclical analyses of international oil markets &
impacts on Canadian oil sands developments. Fall 2006 & Winter 2007
Teach a Course on Power Systems and Evolving Market Structures. The
course deals with issues pertinent to Canadian & International natural power
market restructuring, utility cost & demand structures, load pricing and
dispatching, transmission & distribution investments. Fall 2006 & Winter
Quarters 2007.
Teach a Class on Changing Dynamics of International Oil Markets: The role of
Emerging Economies. Summer 2006
Serve as Member of two student exam committees, PhD and M.A.

Responsibilities at the Canadian Energy Research Institute (Aug2005Sept2007)

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Lead research teams and advise management on R&D priorities, research

plans and the orderly mergers of two U OF C research organizations.
Lead Economist for a multi-disciplinary team of professional economists and
engineers & PhD students to implement the Canadian utility-sponsored
project titled: Economics of Canadian East-West Transmission Grid.
Editor-In-Chief of CERI Journal Geopolitics of Energy (GoE)
Member of the Oil Price Forecast Committee: Monitor the impact of oil prices
on Canadian, and regional economic growth.
Project Lead: Impact of long-term Asian oil-demand reduction scenarios on
international oil prices; Client: Asian Development Bank.
Team Member: Life Cycle Assessments of Nuclear Energy. Project cliental:
Canadian Nuclear Energy (CNA).

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Lead Economist of a proposal on the Impact of oil-price fluctuations on

operating costs of junior oil & gas producers in Canada; Client: TD Bank
Securities.
Review periodic reports & analyses examining linkages between oil prices, oil
sands industry growth.
Co-Chair (with Marwan Masri) of CERIS Electricity Conference, Canadian
Energy Research Institute, October 2006, www.ceri.ca/conferences
Chair CERIS Electricity Conference, Canadian Energy Research Institute,
CERI, October-November, 2005: www.ceri.ca/conferences.

Responsibilities at the National Center, KSA (Aug2000-July 2005) and

earlier as a Senior Economist with the U.S. Department of Treasury
Stationed in Riyadh JECOR Project USA-KSA (Jan1998-June2000)
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Advise Senior Management on international/regional developments & their

impacts on the Kingdoms macro, fiscal, financial and trade aggregates.
Utilize time-series data and the Aremos econometric package in order to run
and maintain the Fiscal Econometric Policy Model of Saudi Arabia and
examine alternative policy conduits for enhancing competitiveness of the
Saudi economy.
Offer advice and professional support to Senior Management and GCC trade
negotiating team, GCC-EU Trade Agreement.
Conduct research on socio-economic impacts of the GCC-EU trade patterns
and emerging bilateral/multilateral trade agreements.
Conduct research on the dynamics of population, education and labor
markets and their nexus to factor productivity in the private sector of KSA.
Evaluate alternative revenue-sharing schemes under the GCC customs union.
Design planning frameworks for restructuring the Saudi power sector.
Evaluate ramifications of changing international energy markets to the oil
economies of the GCC countries.
Contribute to the development of a national strategy to measure and reduce
poverty in Saudi Arabia.
Study the economic efficiency of judicial system in Saudi Arabia and its
influence on the investment climate and doing business.
Contribute to the process of local capacity building and training of Saudi
economists that are at various levels of professional development.

Responsibilities at the Energy Commission, California (May1991-Dec1997)

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Lead researcher in the area of competitive energy markets. The research

included examination of the British electricity bids for the derivation of
lessons that are germane to Californias electricity market.
Simulate the likely economic impact of electricity restructuring on Californias
economy.
Conduct power sector demand forecasts covering service areas of investorowned utilities that promote demand-side management (DSM) programs.
Study the production functions of non-utility suppliers and ways to sustain
and develop renewable electricity production in California.
Adapt portfolio models and theories to enhance Californias electricity fuel
and technology diversity.

Innovate an index for measuring electricity technology and fuel diversity

under uncertainty and estimate the dynamic social costs and benefits of
alternative diversity options.

Classes Taught at the University of California (Fall1989 - Winter1994)

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Economics of Development
Money and Banking
Introductory and Upper-Division Microeconomics theory
Introductory and Upper-Division Macroeconomics theory
Advised two graduate students and participated in final exam committees.

EARLIER EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (1974-1987)

[Kindly Note that Two or More Employment Positions Indicated Below
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1996-1997: Part-time Professor of Economics: Business School, Sierra

College (Macroeconomic Theory)-Concurrent while full-time at the
California Energy Commission.
1987-88: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Researcher Grade
18 of 20.
1985-87: Associate Researcher Grade 17, Kuwait Institute for Scientific
Research.
1980-1984: Assistant Researcher Grades 15 & 16, Kuwait Institute for
Scientific Research.
1985-Spring: Acting Department Manager: Kuwait Institute for Scientific
Research.
August 1979- July 1981: Assistant Professor of Economics: Kuwait University.
Classes taught: Principles of Econometrics, Labor Economics, Introductory
Economics and History of Economic Thought.
January 1979-June 1979: Lecturer of Economics: California State University,
Sacramento (Intermediate Microeconomics).
1974-1978: Teaching Assistant, Economics Department the University of
California Davis (Macroeconomics & Microeconomics).

EDUCATION
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March 1979: Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Davis. PhD

dissertation title Growth and Distribution in an Oil Economy Kuwait: A
Quantitative Approach-Dissertation Committee: Steven Sheffrin, Thomas
Mayer and William Moss. Fields of Study: Theories of Economic Growth,
Labor Economics, Development Economics and Resource Economics.
December 1975: MA in Economics, University of California-Davis. Fields of
Study: Urban Economics and Public Finance.
June 1972: BA in Economics: University of Kuwait; (Distinction with FirstClass Honors.)
June 1968: Top Student amongst all graduates of the General Secondary
Education System, State of Kuwait.

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

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Global and Financial Economic Dynamics and Their Impact on the GCC &
MENA Economies in the short, medium, and long terms.
ii. Dynamics of Oil & Energy Market Developments & Their Macroeconomic
Impact on the GCC and MENA Economies.
iii. Utilizing a compendium of High Frequency Data and Time Series and
Institutional Analyses in construction of Leading and Coincidental Economic
Indicators for the GCC Economies.
iv. Human Capital and Labor Market Intricacies in the MENA region.
COMPUTER CAPABILITY
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Econometric Packages: Stata 13 (continuous user since 1990); Aremos 5.3;

Limdep 7.1; Eviews 5.1.
ii. Data Management and Financial Analysis: Fast 123, @Risk; Decision-tree for
Project Uncertainty Analysis.
iii. Windows 7 Programs: Microsoft Word and Excel 2007, Allclear 1.2; ABC
Flow Charter; Power Point 2007.
ADVISORY AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS
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March 2013 KFAS Energy Panel for Sustainable Energy Policy in the State of
Kuwait. The Committee works with Chatham House and others to examine
energy profile and policy options and to quantify and improve energy
efficiency and track energy-economy interactions in Kuwait.
October2005-June 2008: Economic Research Forum: Coordinator: Omans
Country Profile Report.
July 2002: World Bank Study: Labor & Education Vision 20/20, Saudi
Arabia.
June 2001: Arab Planning Institute Study titled the Returns to Investment
in Human Capital in the Arab Countries, Kuwait.
December2000-January 2001: ERF-World Bank Training Mission, Yemens
Central Statistical Office: Using Stata Software to Analyze Population
Censuses, Household Expenditure Surveys & Labor Force Surveys.
Dec. 1996-Jan1997: Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID):
Human Resources Development in the Middle East: Regional Strategies.
October-December 1996: Middle East Institute, Harvard: Palestinian
Refugees Project
March-June 1996: World Bank Public Expenditure Review: Labor Market
and Structural Adjustment in Yemen.
April-September 1996: Member of the World Bank Team: Project title:
Towards Sustainable Growth in the West Bank and Gaza.
February-March 1995: World Bank Mission to Oman: Project with Ministry
of Development: Human Resources Development and Strategic
Development Plan
July 1993-October 1994: Arab Planning Institute Study titled Wage, Income
and Structural Adjustment Policies of Developing Economies.

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August 1993-November 1993 International Labor Office Arab Labor

Markets: Trends Policies and Prospects Commissioned for the UNs 1995
Social Summit.
July 1992-October 1993: World Bank Study titled A Survey of Arab Labor
Markets.
July 1989-October 1990: World Bank: Female Employment in the Middle
East.
February-July 1986: Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science
(KFAS): Consultant to the Project titled: Consumption in Affluent Oil
Economies.
January-May 1984: Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OAPEC): Modeling Energy Demand Patterns and Data Requirements.
July 1977-June 1978: Department of Health, Education and Welfare
(DHEW): California Project: Economic Settlement of Indo-Chinese
Immigrants in California.

COMMITTEE AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

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Conference Board, Council Member of the European Council of Economists,

November 2010 to the Present.
Academic Promotion Committee, Assistant to Associate Professorship Rank,
College of Business Administration, Kuwait University May 2007-July 2009.
Program Coordinator Department of Economics-University of Calgary and
Canadian Energy Research Institute October 2005-September 2007.
Modeling Committee, Canadian Energy Research Institute. September 2005September 2007.
Commodity Price Forecasting Committee, Canadian Energy Research
Institute, September 2005- September 2007
CERI Conferences Committee, Canadian Energy Research Institute,
September 2005- September 2007
January 2003-March 2004: Ministry of Finance Budgetary Committee for
Poverty Reduction Strategy in Saudi Arabia.
January 2000-August 2002: Advisory Committee on EU-GCC Free Trade
Negotiations.
Jan1994-Jan1998: UCLA Business School: CEC Representative to UCLA
Quarterly National and State Forecasting Project.
May 1994-December 1997: Strategic Energy Planning Task Force: California
Energy Resources Commission.
1992-1993: World Bank Charter Committee: Initiative to Encourage
Economic Research in the Middle East.
1993-Present: Life-time Research Fellow: Economic Research Forum for the
Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey (ERF).
1979-Present: The American Economic Association
1990-Present: The Western Economic Association
1986-1996:The International Association of Energy Economists
1984-Present: The Middle East Economic Association
1991-2003: California Association of Professional Scientists
1986-1988: A Judge in the Awards Committees: The Kuwait Foundation for the
Advancement of Science (KFAS).
1989:Judge in the Arbitration Committee of the Best Annual Published Article:

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The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS)

The Kuwaiti Economics Society 1980-1990.
Member of two Promotion Committees: (1) Associate Researchers Grades 10 to
14 (1985-1989) and (2) Researchers Grades 15 to 18, (1987-1989). Technoeconomics Division, KISR.
1985: Member of Family Budget and Labor Force Survey Task Force: Ministry
of Planning, Kuwait

AWARDS, HONORS & GRANTS

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2007: Student Choice Award, Society of Undergraduates in Economics (SUE)

University of Calgary- Alberta. Canada.
2006: GERPA Grant to Conduct Research on Oil, Immigration and Gender
Economics: Causality and Transformations In The GCC Countries
2003: Kuwait Prize for Outstanding Arab Researchers in the Field of
Economics and Social Sciences Education and Arab Labor Markets. Kuwait
Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS).
1995: US Department of Energy Grant; Advanced Research in Integrated
Resource Planning. Research Topic: Qualifying Facilities and the California
Economy: Impact of Competitive Market Structure.
1993-1996: Recipient of three grants to write two papers on labor markets in
the MENA Region Economic Research Forum (ERF), Cairo.
1988: Shoman Foundation Award (Arab Bank) for the Top Arab Researcher
in Economics & Social Studies under the age of forty.
1980: Kuwait University Research Grant: Energy patterns in the Gulf
countries
1978: University of California Award: Graduate Research Fund Award.
1977: Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Economics
University of California- Davis.
1969-72: Recipient of Annual Awards for the Top Student at the College of
Business and Political Science, Economics Department, University of Kuwait.
1968: Recipient of the Top Student Award Among All Graduates of the
General High School Education System, State of Kuwait.

NAMED REVIEWER/REFEREE FOR

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Referee to Journal of Population Economics, January-Feb 2016

Referee for the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research during
the cycles of Jan-March 2012 and Jan-April 2013.
Referee for ERF 17th Annual Conference: Institutional Economics Theme,
June 2010.
ERF GDN Competition #7: Oil Prices & Economic Performance in the
MENA Region, World Bank/ERF Competition 2006.
Reviewer for Economics of Education Review, 2005
Reviewer for Geopolitics of Energy, 2005-2006.
Reviewer for the Middle East Studies Association, MESA Bulletin 2003.
Referee for the Tenth ERF Conference, Labor Market Program, 2003.
Technical Refereeing Committee, ERF Third Research Competition, 2001.
Journal of Development and Economic Policies 2001-2005.
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, 2001.

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Series of Economic Studies, Saudi Economic Association, 2000.

Journal of Applied Economics, 1998.
Middle East Journal, 1995-1997.
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 1995.
Middle East Economic Association Annual Volume, 1995
International Journal of Middle East Studies, 1994-1995
International Migration Review, 1991-1995
The MIT Press, 1992
Middle East Report, 1992
The Journal of Economic History, 1991
The Journal of Developing Areas, 1982-1989.
The Journal of Social Sciences, 1979-1990; 1997.
The Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, 1981-1987
Journal of Science World, 1986
The Arab Journal of Social Sciences, KPI Ltd.-UK, 1987-1988
Middle East Association of North America, 1978.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR/ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER OF:

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Editor-in-Chief Arab Bank Review since August 2008 to June 2010.

Senior Editor, Arab Bank Review October 2007-August 2008.
Editor-In-Chief, Geopolitics of Energy (GoE); Canadian Energy Research
Institute March 2007-June 2010.
Journal of Development and Economic Policies, Arab Planning Institute,
Kuwait, 1997-Present.
Geopolitics Journal, CERI, University of Calgary October 2005-February
2007.
Journal of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, 1988-1990.
The Arab Journal of Social Sciences (Rutledge & KeganPaul) 1988-1990.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRAINING
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Trained GIC Economics Division Staff on Stata 12 with emphasis on time

series modeling methodology, economic, energy and financial interaction for
policy analysis and on research reporting and professional writings.
Trained Arab Bank Research Assistants on research methodology, economic
and financial approaches and on applied econometric methods.
Instructor of Power Restructuring Training Program for Utility Companies
Staff & Managers, Canadian Energy Research Institute, CERI, June 2007.
Trained students and mid-management professionals in several countries
including the United States, Canada, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the West
Bank and Gaza and Yemen. Training topics included energy economics,
macroeconomics and fiscal policies; micro-data management in the areas of
energy demand, the nexus between economic growth-oil price volatility,
education-labor market nexus and budget surveys and poverty reduction
strategies.
Methods of training ranged from formal teaching courses to on-the-job
training techniques. For example, the theory of microeconomics and
applications were taught to managers of Pacific Bell during 1993-1995.

Classes were designed in association with San Francisco State University

and American River College and were part of a special MA program for
middle-managers at the Pacific Bell Company.

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS BY FIELD

[A] LABOR MARKETS & HUMAN RESOURCES
[A-1] Articles In International Journals & Referred Chapters
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Employment and Unemployment in the GCC Economies: Trends, Causes

and Curative Policy Measures Saudi Economic Journal, Vol. 41, Spring
2012.
Education and Labor Market Engagement of Saudi Women: Achievements
and Challenges Saudi Economic Journal, Vol. 38, Autumn 2010.
Arab Demography and Health Provision Under Stressed Economics in
Ahmad S. Teebi (Editor) Genetic Disorders among Arab Populations,
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
International Migration: Causes & Consequences UNESCO Regional Office
Beirut, Arab Economics Encyclopedia Vol. 4, 2007.
Unemployment Evolution in the GCC Economies: Its Nature and
Relationship to Output Gaps Labor Market Study No.22, Center for Market
Research & Information (CLMRI), July 2006.
Potential Output, Total Factor Productivity and Institutions in the Private
Sector of Saudi Arabia (with Abdulwahab Abu-Dahesh). Journal of
Development and Economic Policies, Vol. 6 (2) 2004.
Family Background, School Enrollments and Wastage: Evidence from Arab
Countries Economics of Education Review, Vol. 22 (6), 2003.
Modalities of Social Safety Nets and the Triangle of Growth, Poverty and
Distribution in the Arab Economy Journal of Development and Economic
Policies. API, Kuwait Vol. 4 (2) June 2002.
Employment Experience in the Middle East and North Africa (With
Shaban R. And Assaad R.) In Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (ed.) Labor And Human
Capital In The Middle East Reading Uk:Ithaca Press, 2001.
Profiles of Refugee and Non-Refugee Palestinians from the West Bank and
Gaza International Migration Vol.: 138 (4) 2000.
The Demand for Children in Arab Countries: Evidence from Panel and
Count Data Models Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 11, 1998.
Labor Participation of Arab Women: Estimates of the Fertility to Labor
Supply Link Journal of Applied Economics, Vol. 30, 1998.
Human Capital and Arab Labor Markets: Major Development Links and
Policy Challenges In Wadie M. A. (ed.) Modeling Labor Markets and Labor
Dynamics in Arab Countries Vol.1, API 1998
Labor Markets in the GCC. The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and
Research Lecture Series No. 56. May 1998.
Labor Market Policies and Development in the GCC: Does Internal Policy
Consistency Matter? in Devlin J. (ed.) Gulf Economies: Strategies for
Growth in the 21st Century- Georgetown University Center for Contemporary
Arab Studies, Washington D.C. 1997.

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Labor Markets and Structural Adjustment Policies: Implications to

Developing and Arab Economies in Tahir J. (ed.) Economic Theory
Underlying Adjustment Policies In Arab Countries, North Holland Publishing
Press, 1997.
Economic Issues in the Labor Participation of Arab Women in Kuwait. The
Industrial Bank Research Series Vol. 47, 1996.
"Population and Health Profiles in the Middle East Region". In Teebi and
Farrag (eds.) Genetic Disorders among the Population of the Middle East.
Cambridge, 1996.
"The Imperatives of Economic and Social Restructuring: Implications for the
Arab Labor Markets". In Sirageldin I. and E. Al-Rahmani(eds.) Population
and Development Transformations In the Arab World. Research in Human
Capital and Development. JAI, 1996.
"The Challenges of Unemployment in the Arab Region" (with R. Shaban and
R. Assaad) International Labor Review, Vol. 134 No. 1, 1995.
"Asian Women Workers in Kuwait" (with Shah N. & Shah M.). International
Migration Review. Vol. 25, No. 3 fall 1991.
"The Relative Economic Progress of Male Foreign Labor: The Case of Kuwait"
(with N.Shah). International Migration Review. Vol. 25 No.1 Spring 1991.
"Female Work Roles in a Traditional Oil Economy: Kuwait" (with N. Shah).
In Sirageldin, Frank and Sorkin (eds.) Female Labor Force Participation.
Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press1990.
"Returns to Education, Sectoral Pay Differentials and Determinants in
Kuwait". Economics of Education Review, Vol. 8, No. 3 1989.
"The Changing Characteristics of Migrant Workers in Kuwait"(with N. Shah).
International Journal of the Middle East. Vol. 21:1 1989.
"The Economics of General and Higher Education: The Case of Kuwait" (with
A. Fangary). Industrial Bank Research Series, No. 30 1988.
"Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market of Kuwait" (with D. Hosni).
International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 9, No. 3, 1988.
"Basic Needs and the Manpower Dilemma of Kuwait" (with D. Hosni).
International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 7, No. 4 1986.
"Kuwait's Labor Supply: Characteristics and Determinants" (with D. Hosni)
in Labor Utilization and Mobility in Arab Countries, United Nations/ Arab
Planning Institute, 1986.
Investment in Human Capital and Labor Supply Functions in Kuwait (with
D. Hosni) Journal of Arab Future, Vol. (5) 1986.
"Earnings Differences in the Labor Markets of Oil-Rich Economies: The Case
of Kuwait". Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 18, No-2, 1985.
"Expatriate Labor in the Gulf: its Characteristics and Impact"(with M. Girgis)
Finance and Industry. Vol. 6, 1985.
"Economics of Human Capital Investment in Kuwait". Journal of The Gulf
and Arabian Peninsula Studies, No. 32, October 1982.

[A-2] REPORTS [Selected]

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Labor Demand in the Oil-Sands Economy of Alberta: Methodological

Issues. Canadian Energy Research Institute, Canada October 2006.

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Education and Regional Labor Markets in Saudi Arabia (with A. AlMahmmoud) National Center for Financial and Economic Information,
Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia March 2004.
The World Bank and IMF Poverty Reeducation Strategies: Salient Features
and Relevance for the Development of Poverty Reduction Strategy in Saudi
Arabia (With Saud Jleadan). The Center for Financial and Economic
Information, Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, 2003.
The Distributive Efficiency of the Social Safety Nets in the Arab Economy
Arab Planning Institute Working Paper 0202, 2002 Kuwait.
Recent Developments in the Labor Markets of Saudi Arabia: Contrasting the
Education of Migrant and Domestic Labor (with A. Al-Mahmmoud) :
National Center for Financial and Economic Information, Ministry of
Finance, 2002.
Contributor to the ERF Annual Report titled Economic Trends in the MENA
Region. Contributions covered the annual reports for the years 1996, 1997,
2001, 2002 and 2003, The Economic Research forum for the Arab Countries,
Iran and Turkey, Cairo.
The Dynamics of Labor Markets in Saudi Arabia: Old Problems and New
Challenges National Center for Financial and Economic Information,
Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia June 2002.
The Role of Applied and Technical Education and Returns to Education in
Saudi Arabia National Center for Financial and Economic Information, the
Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, April 2002.
The Next Saudi Population Census: Technical, Demographic and Economic
Issues National Center for Financial and Economic Information, Ministry of
Finance, Saudi Arabia December 2001
The Pension Systems and the Labor Market in Saudi Arabia National Center
for Financial and Economic Information, Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia,
September 2000.
Employment and Unemployment Trends in Arab Countries, National
Center for Financial and Economic Information, the Ministry of Finance,
Saudi Arabia, July 1999.
Economics of the West Bank and Gaza Refugees Harvard Project on
Refugees. April 1997.
Fertility and Mortality Determinants of Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza
and East Jerusalem World Bank Project: West Bank and Gaza Sustainable
Development Project, February 1997.
Yemens Public Sector, Wage Bill and the Deficit (with I. Diwan). World Bank
Research Report, 1996.
The Economic Returns To Schooling In The West Bank and Gaza StripRevisited (with R. Shaban) Background paper for the Palestinian Economic
Report, a joint project between the Palestinian Economic Policy Research
Institute (MAS) and the World Bank, 1996.
Omans Human Resources and Long-term Development Strategy: Reforming
the Education and Labor Market Structures: Vision 20/20 A Report for
Omans Ministry of Development and the World Bank, 1995.
"Labor Markets and Structural Adjustment Policies: Implications to Developing
and Arab Countries". Arab Planning Institute, 1994.
"Micro-economic Analysis of Labor Markets in Jordan and Kuwait". First
Annual Conference on Development Economics, Cairo. June 1993.

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20.
21.
22.
23.

"Expansion of Female Employment, Country Case Study: Kuwait". A Study

Prepared for the World Bank, Contract No. LN315, July 1990.
"Kuwaits Population and Labor Profiles" (Task Leader, ED-15) KISR 3148,
September 1989.
"Kuwaits Subsidized Education and Training Sector: A Partially Jaundiced
View" (Task Leader, ED-15), KISR-3146, September 1989.
"Population, Employment and Education: Present Structure and Prospects for
Future Development" (with N. Choucri) KISR/CMT Report, June 1988.
"Kuwait Five Year Plan", (Task Leader): Public Sector Activities and Human
Resources Development. KISR 2163, November 1986.

[B] NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

[B-1] Journal And Chapter Articles
1.

2.
3.

4.

5.
6.

7.

8.

9.
10.

11.

12.

The Challenges Facing the GCC Economies Under New Global Economic
and Energy Environments Geopolitics of Energy Vol. 36, Issue 3 March
2014.
Oil Price Movements and their Impact on the Arab Economy (with Magdy
Ali) in The Oil Era: Emerging Challenges ECSSR, Abu Dhabi, 2011.
Oil and Commodity Price Volatility: Origins and Impact on the Arab
Economy and Equity Markets the Geopolitics of Energy, Vol. 32 (5) May
2010.
The Future of Arab Economies Against The Backdrop of The Global
Financial Crisis And Risks of New And Emerging Energy Technologies
Geopolitics of Energy, GoE, Vol. 31 No. 10, October 2009
The GCC Economies: Rising Opportunities and Pending Challenges the
Geopolitics of Energy (GoE) Volume 30 (1) January 2008
The Economics of Renewable Energy: Policy Lessons from California (with
M. Masri and Michal Moore) in Miller E. (ed.) Renewable Energy: Trends and
Prospects. The Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, 2002.
"Sustainability and the Valuation of Externalities for Electricity Generation in
California" (with M. Masri) in Hohmeyer O. and Rennings K. (eds.) Social
Costs and Sustainability: Valuation and Implementation in Energy and
Transport Sector. 1996 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York.
`"The Economics of Water Use and Management in the Middle East" in S.
Spiegel (ED.) Practical Peacemaking in the Middle East. Garland Publishers,
1995.
"The Electricity Demand Pattern in Kuwait's Residential Sector". OPEC
Review, Vol. 9, No. 3 1989.
"Is Lifeline a Viable Alternative to Kuwait's Fixed Electricity Rates?" (With A.
Shatti). In J. Rowse (ED.) World Energy Markets: Coping with Instability.
Friesen 1987.
"Domestic Energy Demand in the Gulf Countries" (with A.Shatti). In M.
Miyata and K. Matsui (eds.) Energy Decisions for the Future, Vol.1, IAEE,
1987.
"The Dynamics of Alternative Energy Forms in the Gulf Countries".
Industrial Bank Research Series, No.21, 1986.

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"Energy Consumption in Kuwait's Residential Sector with Emphasis on

Cooling" OAPEC Conference Proceeding on Energy Conservation in Arab
Countries. Tunis 1983.
"Food and Energy in the Arab World" in B. Saket (ed.) Diversifying Income
Sources in the Arab World. Union of Arab Research Institutes. Baghdad
1983.
"Requirements for the Development of Additional Energy Sources". E.N.I.
Development through Cooperation, Rome, 1981.
Energy in the Arab World: Present Patterns and Future Trends Journal of
Social Sciences June 1981.
"Energy Needs of the Less Developed Countries" (with Adnan Shihab Eldin)
in F. Ammon and R.Wilson (eds.) Energy Demand and Efficient Use. Plenum
Press 1981.
Utilizing Petro-money: Prospects and Alternatives (with Marwan H. Masri)
Journal of Social Sciences Vol.3 No.2 December 1975.

[B-2] REPORTS [SELECTED]

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3.

4.

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6.

7.

8.

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The Economics of Canadian East West Transmission Grid The Canadian

Energy Research Institute, 2008.
Long-term Electricity Capacity Planning for the Crown Utility in the Province
of Saskatchewan, Canada: Canadian Energy Research Institute, January
2006.
Energy Mega Trends and Their Long-term Implications for the Economy of
Calgary: A Study for the City of Calgary, Canadian Energy Research Institute,
November 2005.
Cooperation Between Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the Electric Power
Sector: Economic Impact and Energy Synergies Canadian Energy Research
Institute, October 2005.
Levelized Costs of Alternative Energy Technologies for the Ontario Power
Authority Canadian Energy Research Institute September 2005.
Energy Policy of the White House of the USA and Implications for Saudi
Arabia. National Center for Financial and Economic Information, the Ministry
of Finance, Saudi Arabia 2002.
Restructuring the Electricity Sector of Saudi Arabia: Econometric and
Institutional Issues. National Center for Financial and Economic Information,
the Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, 1999.
Restructuring and the Independent Power Producers: The Economics of nonutility Suppliers DOE-financed Report. California Energy Commission,
California 1998.
Economics of Solar Tax Credit Development Division, California Energy
Commission, P500-005, California 1997.
Electricity Report California Energy Commission Report (Contributor to CEC
Electricity Committee), California Energy Commission, California 1997.
"Fuel and Energy Technology Diversity: Risks and Returns for Californias
Electricity Sector". (Jointly with M. Masri and B. Huffaker), California Energy
Commission, 1995.

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"An Economy-Wide Impact of Renewable Energy Technologies: A Quantitative

Analysis". Research and Development Office. Energy Assessment Division.
California Energy Commission, 1995.
"Energy Development Report". (Co-author with C. Davis) Technology
Evaluation Office, California Energy Commission, 1995
"Internalizing Energy Externalities". (Co-author with T. Tutt) Demand
Forecasting Office, California Energy Commission, 1994.
"The Economics of Energy Research and Development", R & D Office, California
Energy Commission 1993.
"Energy Demand Side Management: A literature Review". Demand Forecasting
Office, California Energy Commission. December 1991.
Collaborator (with N. Choucri and M. Lynch) "Energy Sector of Kuwait: Present
Structure and Prospects for Future Development", KISR-CMT June 1988.
"A study of the Economic Impact of Changing the Structure of Electricity Pricing
in Kuwait", (Project Leader, ED-8) KISR- 2346, June 1987.
"An Energy Demand Model for Kuwait", (TE-55), KISR-1671, Project Leader),
1985.
"Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Environmental Protection Projects in the Shuaiba
Area". Co-author with M.Marzouk and M. Kaboudan, KISR - 1245, June 1983.

[C-1] FINANCIAL MARKETS & DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

[C-1] Journal And Chapter Articles
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

The GCC-Asia Fascinating And Expanding Economic Bonds China

Economic Review, Annual Forum Issue, April 2013.
Sovereign Wealth Funds of the GCC Countries: Role, Transparency and
Global Impact Asian Economic Papers: Volume 9 No.1 2010.
Safeguarding the Future: The impact of the economic crisis on the
banking industry in Jordan. Oxford Business Group July 2010.
Oman Country Profile: The Road Ahead. Country Coordinator, Author
and Edited Study Compiler, Country Report Series ERF, Cairo December
2008.
Emerging Opportunities and Financial Risks (Jointly with W. Samhouri)
in Oxford Business Group: Jordan Emerging Economy, 2008.
Trade volatility, the Dollar Peg and Inflation in the GCC Countries: Some
Preliminary Research Findings: Arab Bank Review Volume 10 (1) June
2008.
The Amman Stock Exchange: A Blooming Rose in the Backyard of the
Jordanian Economy: Arab Bank Review Volume 9, Special Issue; April
2007-April 2008.
"The Economics of Transition to Peace" in Stanley Fischer, Dani Rodrick
and Elias Tuma (eds.): The Economics of the Middle East Peace. MIT
Press, 1993.
"Kuwaiti Commercial Banks: Challenges and Strategic Responses" (with
Watkins et. al.) International Journal of Banking and Marketing Vol. 8,
No. 1, 1990.
"Food Security in Kuwait". Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula
Studies. Vol. XI, No. 46, 1986.

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"An Empirical Evaluation of Consumption Behavior in Oil Societies: The

Case of Kuwait". Pakistan Development Review. Vol. 18, No.1, 1984.
"The Impact of Income Redistribution on Industrialization, Employment
and Growth in Kuwait". In M. Girgis (ED.) Industrial Progress in Small
Oil-Exporting Countries: The Prospects for Kuwait. Westview Press,
Boulder and London 1984.
"Income Distribution in Kuwait". Journal of Social Sciences, Special Issue,
1982.
"Pre and Post Fiscal Distributional Patterns in Kuwait". Journal of Middle
Eastern Studies, Vol. 17, No. 3, 1981.
"Growth and Distribution in Kuwait: A Production Function Approach".
Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 8, No. 3, 1980.
Aspects of Bilateral Economic Cooperation between Kuwait and Sudan
The Kuwaiti Economist, July 1980.

[C-2] REPORTS [SELECTED]

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Economic and Institutional Means to promote GCC Joint Investments

Projects. Report requested by and submitted to the GCC Secretariat, Nov
2010.
Global Economic Report Issue 3, AB Quarterly Global Report Series Oct
2009.
The GCC Economies: Recent Developments in the Long-term Strategic
Context, Arab Bank Occasional Papers 9 August 2009.
MENA Economic Downturns and Government Policy Actions; Arab Bank
Occasional Paper 7 June 2009.
Jordan: Recent Developments & Sectoral Highlights. Jordan Economic
Review Volume 1 (1) April 2008.
Evolving Economic Issues in Jordan with Emphasis on Trade with Arab
Countries: Jordan Economic Review Volume 1 (2) July 2008.
Egypt inflation and Energy De-subsidization: Stress testing Scenarios: Arab
Bank Occasional Paper Series OP No 1 August 2008.
Bank Failures: Implications and Lessons Arab Bank Occasional Paper
Series OP No 2 September 2008.
ARAB Bank Weekly Economic Monitor (ABWEM) 116Weekly Issues, March
2008 to June 2010.
The Potential Role of Science & Technology in Accelerating Islamic
Economic Growth, National Center for Economic and Financial
Information, Ministry of Finance May 2005.
The Steady State Growth Model and Fiscal Spending Implications for the Oil
Economies: Lessons Derived from Recent IMF & Academic Publications
National Center for Economic and Financial Information, Ministry of
Finance, October 2004.
Convergence and Divergence in ESCWA Region; Implications for the GCC
Economies National Center for Economic and Financial Information,
Ministry of Finance, June 2004.
A Technical Critique of the Macro-econometric Model of Saudi Arabian
Monetary Agency National Center for Economic and Financial Information,
Ministry of Finance, July 2003.

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Evolving Trade Patterns Between the GCC and EU: Implications for the
GCC-EU Trade Agreements National Center for Economic and Financial
Information, Ministry of Finance; March 2003.
European Union Export Refunds Policies and Their Implications for the
GCC-EU Bilateral Relations National Center for Economic and Financial
Information the Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, April 2003.
Variability of GCC Exports and Implications for Macroeconomic Stability,
National Center for Economic and Financial Information, the Ministry of
Finance, Saudi Arabia, January 2002.
Saudi Arabia and the World Competitiveness Report National Center for
Financial and Economic Information, the Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia,
May 2002.
Alternative Customs Revenue Sharing Schemes: The Case of the GCC
Customs Union, National Center for Financial and Economic Information,
the Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia March 2001.
The Efficiency of the Saudi Judicial System: Economic Development
Implications. National Center for Financial and Economic Information, the
Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, June 2001.
Development Plans: The Fiscal, Financial and Monetary Performance and
Targets National Center for Financial and Economic Information, the
Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, July 2001.
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: Adapting Rules and
Regulations Environments in KSA National Center for Financial and
Economic Information, the Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, August 2000.
Fiscal Policy Model for Saudi Arabia: Economic Performance and the Future
Outlook through 2001. The Annual Report to the Minister. National Center
for Financial and Economic Information, the Ministry of Finance, Saudi
Arabia, December 1999.
The Feed Industry in Saudi Arabia: Do Subsidies Matter? National Center
for Financial and Economic Information, the Ministry of Finance, Saudi
Arabia, 1998.
Contributor (with S. Chitale et. al.) Yemen Public Expenditure Review.
Country Operation Division. Country Department II: MENA Region, World
Bank. 1996.
Budgetary Impact of Major Spending Programs in Kuwait with S.Salih, A.M.
Al-Shatti and B. Khalaf (ED-19) KISR, 1989.
Contributor (with A. Amsden and O.Blanchard et.al.) "Macroeconomics and the
Management of the Aggregates". The Kuwait Economy Study, KISR, June 1988.
"An Analysis of Consumption Patterns in Kuwait". (Task Leader), KISR, May
1988.
"Consumer Preferences and Marketing Strategies for Kuwaits Poultry
Industry". Co-author with S. Saad, M. Abdel Halim, KISR 1987.
"Public Policies and Kuwaits Poultry Industry". Co-author with M.A. Halim.Y.
Y. Al Ebraheem and S. Hamada, 1987.
"An Economic Analysis of Traffic Accidents in Kuwait". (Project Leader and coauthor with Badria Khalaf et.al.), KISR 1986.
"An Economic Feasibility Study on Producing Animal Feed Protein from Lingo
Cellulose Wastes". Co-author with Al-Shatti, A. and B. Khalaf. (Task Leader)
KISR August 1986.

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"Kuwait Macroeconomic Model". Co-author with I. Sirageldin and Y. AlEbraheem, et.al. KISR Report 2163, November 1986.
"Public Housing in Kuwait - Kuwaits Five Year Plan". Co-author with H. Taha,
KISR 2163, November 1986.
"Analysis of Food Imports in Kuwait". (Project Leader) KISR 1309, April 1984.
Utilizing Algal Bacterial System for Water Treatment in Kuwait (Project
Leader) KISR Report 1103, August 1983.
Economics of Vegetable Production Using Municipal Wastewater through the
Drip Irrigation System (Project Leader) AG 42 KISR 1982.
Economic Appraisal of Sheep Production from Confined/Open Rangeland
Systems (with M. Sartawi, G. Askari and F. Taha) AG-6 KISR 249 April 1981.

PANEL ORGANIZATION/CONFERENCE PAPERS

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Paper Presentation: Economic and Financial Risks and Challenges Facing

The GCC Economies in 2013 and Beyond The First Quarterly Meeting of
The Conference Board Economist Council March 14-15, Athens-Greece.
Session Chairperson of Economic Research Forum Microeconomic
Theme, ERFs 19th annual Conference, March 3-5, 2013-Kuwait.
Kuwait Investment Authority, KIA, Seminar on 2013 Managing Inflation
Risk January Kuwait.
Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Prospects of Investments Agricultural
and Infrastructure Sectors for Sustainable Development UNCTAD-WIR
13th Conference, Doha Qatar, April 2012.
Recent Developments in the GCC Economies Presentation at the
Conference Board Europe Chapter Meeting, Rome, Italy, March 15, 2012.
Oil linkages to Financial Markets: Implications to the Arab Economy
Presented at the World Oil Council, June 29-30 2011 London, UK.
Implications of Arab Spring to Global Investments and Growth
Presentation at the Global & Regional Economic Review: The Conference
Board, Madrid April 24-25, 2011.
Corporate Governance: Emerging Issues & Ramifications to the GCC
Region GIC Premises, November 12 2010.
Oil Linkages to Financial Markets: Impact on Arab Economies The
Emirates Center of Strategic Studies and Research, Nov 8-10 2010.
The MENA Economies in Transition presented at the Credit Suisse
Annual Meeting, Beirut June, 8-11, 2010.
Reform and Economic Performance of the Mashreq Economies,
International Institute of Finance Annual MENA Economic Outlook,
Amman October 2009.
The Future Global Financial System: World Economic Forum-ME May
2009, Jordan Dead Sea
International Oil & Gas markets and Implications to Arab Economies
Arab Bank-Shoman Foundation First Cooperation Symposium, July 2008.
Oman Country Report: Labor Market Chapter ERF 13th Annual Meeting,
Kuwait December 15-19, 2006.
East-West Canadian Transmission Grid: What Are the Challenges and
Opportunities? CERI Electricity Conference, Calgary Canada, Oct. 2006.

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Saudi Petrochemicals Industry: Emerging with Influence Annual

Petrochemicals Conference, CERI Kananaskis, Alberta June 2006.
Family Resources and Parental Education as Determinants of Childrens
Educational Outcomes: The Context of Arab Families Kuwaiti Economic
Association, December 2004.
Does The Labor Market (Partly) Explain The Output Decline In Saudi
Arabia? Saudi Economic Association 13th Annual Meeting, Riyadh October
2000 (with Abdulwahab Abu-Dahesh).
Determinants of Education and Labor Participation of Yemeni Women
Middle East Economic Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago January 1998.
The Gulf Labor Market: Policies for the 21Century. The First Annual Gulf
Economic Conference. Georgetown University-Center for Contemporary
Arab Studies. September 26, 1996.
The Economic Returns to Schooling in the West Bank and Gaza StripRevisited (with Radwan A. Shaban). Conference on Labor Markets and
Human Resources Development, Kuwait. September 16-18, 1996.
Economic and Social Reform: Implications for Arab Labor Markets. Middle
East Economic Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Jan.1996.
Labor Participation of Arab Women: What do Macro and Micro Data
Indicate? Workshop on Labor Markets and Human Resource Development.
Economic Research Forum. Cairo, June-July 1995.
Session Organizer: Palestinian Refugees, Migrants and Peasants, Middle East
Economic Association, January 5-8, 1995.
"How Do Unemployment Rates and Unemployment Spells Affect
Palestinians? A Comparative Study of Two Empirical Surveys." MEEA
Meeting, January 5-8, 1995.
"Water in the Middle East: Profile, Policies and Prospects". The Multilateral
Conference, Center for International Development (IGCC), UCLA, June 1993.
"Labor Markets in the Arab Countries: A Survey"(with R. Shaban and R.
Assaad). First Annual Conference on Development Economics, Cairo. June
1993.
"Commonalties and Differences: Local versus Diaspora Palestinians"(with J.
Olmsted). Annual Meeting of the Middle East Economic Association.
Anaheim, January 1993.
Discussant and Reviewer: Conference on Labor Mobility in the Middle East.
Harvard University, February 1992.
Discussant and Reviewer: The Economics of Middle East Peace. Institute for
Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East, Harvard University.
November 1991.
Discussant: Money, Consumption and Economic Adjustment in Turkey.
Middle East Economic Association. Atlanta, Ga., 1989.
"Women's Status and Contribution to Development: The Case of Kuwait".
The Middle East Studies Association. Toronto. November 1989.
"Income Distribution and Subsidy Profiles in the Oil Welfare States: The Case
of Kuwait". The Middle East Studies Association of North America.
November 1987.
"The Pattern of Energy Demand in Kuwait's Residential Sector". Eastern
Economic Association Conference. Philadelphia, April 1986.

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"Energy Systems and Their Applications, Data and Methods Used in Energy
Planning and Supply/ Demand Forecast: OAPEC Experience". Joint Seminar
of USSR Academy of Scientists and OAPEC Specialists. April 1984.

BOOK REVIEWS
1.

Book Review of Mahmoud A. El-Gamal and Amy M. Jaffe Oil, Dollars, Debt,
and Crises: The Global Curse of Black Gold Cambridge University Press
2010., ERF Forum-Vol. 17 No. 2 Summer 2010.

2.

Sanbar, M. Economic and Social Policy in Israel: The First Generation. The
Journal of Economic History, December 1991.
Jaber, F.S. Technology: Those who own it and those who need it. Journal of
Social Sciences. June 1984.

3.

4.

Ismail, J.S. Kuwait: Social Change in Historical Perspective. Syracuse

University Press in Journal of Developing Areas Vol. 18, No. 3, April 1984.

5.

Hafele,W. Energy in a Finite World: A Global Energy Systems Analysis 1981.

IIASA, Laxenberg, Vol. 1and 2. Journal of Social Sciences, March 1983.

6.

B.Mossaver- Rahmani. Revolution and Evolution of Energy Policies in Iran.

Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, (Joint review with M. Sartawi)
Vol. 29, 1982.

7.

Arkadies Benefits and Burdens: A Report on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Bulletin of the Middle East Association of North-America, Vol. XII, No. 2,
May 1978.

8.

H.Nourse and R.Bish, Urban Economics and Policies Analysis 1975. Journal
of Social Sciences, Vol. V, No. 3, October 1977.

9.

Kelly and G. Williamson. Lessons from Japanese Development 1974. Journal

of Social Sciences, Vol. No.4, January 1977.

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KIA Conference on Investing in Uncertain Times KIA\AFS&ED, Kuwait

December 2012.
Brookings AEP Conference September 2008, Washington D.C.
CERI Oil Conference, Calgary, Alberta Canada April 22-24, 2007.
Economic Research Forum, ERF, 13th Annual Conference, Kuwait
December 15-19, 2006.
CERI Electricity Conference October 16-17, 2006
CERI Oil Conference, April 2006.
CERI Petrochemicals Conference June 2006.
CERI Electricity Conference October-November 2005.
First Conference of Ex-Senior Researchers and Advisors who helped build
the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait February 2004.
Economics of Human Capital in the Arab Countries. Arab Planning
Institute 2001, Kuwait
Labor Market in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Economic Association Annual
Meeting, Riyadh October 2000.

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Modeling and Organizing Arab Labor Markets and Dynamics of Arab

Labor Mobility. Arab Planning Institute & Arab Labor Organization.
Cairo May 1997.
The First Annual Gulf Economic Conference. Georgetown UniversityCenter for Contemporary Arab Studies. September 26, 1996.
AEA/MEEA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, January 1996.
AEA/MEEA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC January 1995.
API Professional meeting: Survey of Recent Developments in Economic
Theory Underlying Economic Policies with Emphasis on Stabilization and
Structural Adjustment Policies. Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait 4-6 June
1994.
First Annual Conference on Development Economics, Cairo Egypt June 2-5
1993.
Middle East Multilateral Conference. Center for International Relations
(IGCC). University of California, Los Angeles. June 6-8 1993.
Electrical Utility Systems and Practices in the United States. Vallejo,
California. March 1993.
Conference on the Economics of the Middle East. World Bank, Washington
D. C., October 1992.
Conference on Labor Mobility in the Middle East, John F. Kennedy School of
Management. Institute for Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East.
Harvard University. February 1992.
Conference on the Economics of Middle East Peace, John F. Kennedy School
of Management. Institute for Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East,
Harvard University, November 1991.
Annual meeting of the American Economic Association. Washington DC
December 28-30, 1990.
Annual meeting of the American Economic Association. Atlanta, Georgia,
December 27-30, 1989.
Annual meeting of the American Economic Association. New York,
December 27-30, 1988.
International Association of Energy Economists. Ninth Annual International
Conference, Calgary, Canada, June 6-8, 1987.
International Association of Energy Economists. Eighth Annual
International Conference, Tokyo, Japan, June 5-7, 1986.
Eastern Economic Association: 12th Annual Convention. Philadelphia, April
10-12, 1986.
The First International Conference on Economic Modeling. London
Business School, London, March 1986.
The Arab World in 1995: Tenth Annual Convention. Center for
Contemporary Arab Studies. Georgetown University, Washington DC April
25-26, 1985.
Experts Conference on Labor Utilization and Mobility in Arab Countries,
ECSWA/API. Kuwait, November 1985.
The Joint Seminar of Specialists from the OAPEC Countries and the USSR
Academy of Sciences, Moscow, November 1984.
The Gulf Energy Convention. Bahrain, March 28-29, 1984.
AEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Santa Cruz,
California, August 14-22, 1984.

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OAPEC Symposium on Energy Conservation in the Arab World. Tunisia,

December 12-14, 1983.
First Arab Conference on Diversifying the Sources of Income in the Arab
Countries. Jordan, December 1982.
Second Arab Energy Conference. Doha-Qatar, March 6-11, 1982.
OAPEC-ENI Seminar on Development through Cooperation, Rome, Italy,
1981.
OAPEC Symposium Energy Forecasting in the Arab World. Kuwait,
December 14-16, 1980.
International Symposium on Advances in Agriculture in Arid and Semi-Arid
Land. Kuwait, April 1980.
Cooperation between Kuwait and Sudan: A symposium jointly organized
between Kuwait University and Khartoum University. Sudan, March 1980.

COMMUNITY SERVICES & LECTURES

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Arab Economy, Arab Education and Labor Market Outcomes Kuwaiti

Economic Society, December 16 2009.
International Financial Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Impact on Jordan
and MENA. Arab Bank Participation in International Youth Day August 12,
2009. Shoman Foundation.
Executive Leadership Roundtable, Managing Growth When Talent is Scarce
and Costs are high: What Are the Keys to Success? Whos Making Progress
and How? Access Group Roundtable Calgary, Alberta, Canada. May 2007.
Saudi Economic Association and Chambers of Commerce March 2002.
The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research. May 31, 1997.
Strategic Energy Planning Task force, CEC May1994-1998.
Regional Security Issues: Peace and Water Issues in the Middle East. IGCC,
University of California, Los Angeles, June 1993.
Regional Security Issues: Water and Energy in the Middle East; Student
Pugwash USAs National Chapter Conference: Environmental Linkages to
Security and Development, U.C. Berkeley January 1992.
Seminar at San Francisco State University: Female Employment and
Economic Development May 1991.
Lecturer and Discussant: Development Planning and Privatization Seminar.
The Arab Planning Institute, May 13-17, 1989.
Presented a public lecture on Food Security in Kuwait at Kuwaiti Economists
Society and Kuwaiti Graduates Society. February 7th, 1984.
Lecturer the Size and Structure of Kuwaits Labor Force: Ways and Means of
Enhancing Labor Efficiency. Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor. April 10,
1985.
A Policy Report: Kuwaits Labor Market Trends and Prospects.
Commissioned by: Studies and Research Center of the Amiri Diwan; State of
Kuwait- October 1987.
Public lecturer: Kuwaits Consumption Pattern and Social Waste. Public
Authority for Applied Education, Kuwait April 5, 1988.
Kuwaits Labor Market: Current and Futuristic Trends. Invited Lecturer, The
National Bank of Kuwait, April 27, 1988.

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