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Article: "Economics 101: should the Arabian Gulf countries charge citizens for higher education?"

10/15/2017

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Prior to the 20th century, higher education was reserved for eccentrics drawn from a wealthy elite. By the 1980s, as rigorous research demonstrated the link between education and labour market earnings, people began viewing university education as a fundamental human right. Concerns about inequity generated a desire to make education free for all students: people were concerned about the possibility of the poorest members of society being priced out of a productive career.

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Article: "Economics 101: How Richard Thaler won the 2017 Economics Nobel Prize"

10/10/2017

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Richard Thaler, an economist at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, won the 2017 Nobel prize in economics for his contributions to behavioural economics. What is “behavioural economics,” and what is its importance?

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Article: "What the West doesn’t understand about UAE foreign aid"

10/9/2017

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النسخة  العربية أدناه

In 2013, 2014, and 2016, the UAE was the world’s biggest international donor, as measured by official development assistance as a percentage of GNI, disbursing billions of dollars each year. In 2015, it had the fourth highest aid per capita in the world.

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احتلت الإمارات، في أعوام 2013، 2014، و 2016، دور أكبر دولة متبرعة عالمياً، حسب مقياس المساعدات التنموية الرسمية كنسبة من المدخول القومي الإجمالي، إذ تبرعت بمليارات من الدولارات في كل من تلك سنوات.ـ

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Article: "Economics 101: Should Arabian Gulf countries worry about remittances?"

10/8/2017

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Remittances are frequently seen as a massive drain on Arabian Gulf economies. Analysts applauding Saudi Arabia's recent decision to lift a ban on women drivers predicted that decreasing demand for foreign drivers would save the economy millions of dollars in remittances. Policymakers around the region regularly consider a tax on foreign remittances in an explicit effort to boost the local economy. But are concerns about remittances well-founded?

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Article: "Juncker’s Delusion: Recommendations for Gulf Policymakers" ( أوهام «يونكر»: توصيات لمنفذي الرؤى الخليجية )

10/3/2017

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تحوّلت المفاوضات بين الاتحاد الأوروبي والمملكة المتحدة حول خروجها من التكتل الإقليمي – «البريكسيت» – إلى صراع سياسي، لاسيما للطرف الأوروبي، الذي يسعى لإرسال رسالة لأعضائه عبر طريقة تعامله مع المملكة المتحدة: أية دولة تخرج من الاتحاد الأوروبي ستندم على ذلك. ولكن جون-كلود يونكر، رئيس المفوضية الأوروبية، أرسل لا شعورياً رسالة صارمة لدول الخليج العربي: اغتنموا فرصة تقليص دور الحكومة في الاقتصاد، وعززوا دور رواد الأعمال على حساب المؤسسات الحكومية، لكي لا تندموا على سلبيات التضخم البيروقراطي.ـ

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Negotiations between the European Union and the UK over its withdrawal from the regional bloc – dubbed “Brexit” – have transformed into a political duel, especially on the European side, which is trying to send a message to its members via its treatment of the UK: any country that leaves the EU will regret it. However, Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission (EC), inadvertently sent a sobering message to the Arabian Gulf states: seize the opportunity to roll back the government’s role in the economy, and strengthen the role of entrepreneurs at the expense of government organizations, to avoid regrets over the costs of bureaucratic expansion.

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