Omar Al-Ubaydli is a researcher at Derasat, Bahrain. He tweets @omareconomics.
Omar Al-Ubaydli is a researcher at Derasat, Bahrain. He tweets @omareconomics.
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Monday, 09 November 2020
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What Gulf science can learn from the 2020 economics Nobel prize
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
The 2020 economics Nobel prize went to the American pair Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson “for ...
Coronavirus: How the Gulf economy has allowed women to keep their jobs
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
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Venture capital survived coronavirus – it may yet save the world
Friday, 02 October 2020
Venture capital is critical to the global economy. Thankfully, it has survived the coronavirus ...
To defeat gender inequality in the workplace, Saudi Arabia needs more data
Sunday, 20 September 2020
Last week’s declaration by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Human Resource that gender discrimination ...
Scientific research is critical to tackling racial discrimination
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
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Will coronavirus unemployment cause riots?
Saturday, 05 September 2020
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Coronavirus causes women short-term pain, but may lead to long-term gains
Tuesday, 01 September 2020
In stark contrast to previous recessions, women have borne the brunt of the economic carnage wrought ...
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Monday, 24 August 2020
The economy’s performance during the last year – rather than the cumulative performance during the ...
Coronavirus: Gulf universities can learn from Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine project
Sunday, 26 July 2020
The University of Oxford is leading the world in the quest for what would be a hugely valuable COVID ...
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Sunday, 19 July 2020
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Sunday, 12 July 2020
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Coronavirus lockdown: Can we save lives and protect the economy during COVID-19?
Sunday, 28 June 2020
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