Avoiding a Minimum Wage Cobra Effect
Government regulations vary greatly in their effectiveness. In cases of ones that fail, a common theme is basing regulations on what turn out to be inaccurate models of how people respond to incentives. How can we avoid such errors when thinking about raising the minimum wage?
Avoiding a Minimum Wage Cobra Effect
Government regulations vary greatly in their effectiveness. In cases of ones that fail, a common theme is basing regulations on what turn out to be inaccurate models of how people respond to incentives. How can we avoid such errors when thinking about raising the minimum wage?
Developments of Gulf Regional Security in 2014
Developments of Gulf Regional Security in 2014 Home / Research / Research By Program / Strategic and International Studies /Developments of Gulf Regional Security in 2014 The Arab World has been undergoing strategic transformations since 2011. Such changes allowed the GCC states to play a major regional role towards certain crises. However, they have concurrently […]
Gulf-Iranian Relations: Facts & Future Perspectives
Gulf-Iranian Relations: Facts & Future Perspectives Home / Research / Research By Program / Strategic and International Studies /Gulf-Iranian Relations: Facts & Future Perspectives The current world equilibrium is undergoing profound and historical changes that could lead to unexpected outcomes in the strategic international balance of powers. This is obvious in the economic structural problems […]
Developments of Gulf Regional Security in 2014

The Arab World has been undergoing strategic transformations since 2011. Such changes allowed the GCC states to play a major regional role towards certain crises. However, they have concurrently placed an intricately complex regional environment before the GCC states to deal with, particularly in 2014…
Gulf-Iranian Relations: Facts & Future Perspectives

The current world equilibrium is undergoing profound and historical changes that could lead to unexpected outcomes in the strategic international balance of powers. This is obvious in the economic structural problems facing the United States and Europe and their impact on foreign policy, as in the case of the United States changing its defense policy over the next ten years.
UAE Labor Mobility Reforms Create Winners and Losers
The government wisely worked with a team of experts to evaluate the results. Five years on, an interesting analogy with traditional labour union activity has emerged, in which the interests of “insiders” (migrant workers already in the UAE) clash with those of…
Recommendations Based on the International Community’s Experience in Compliance With International Agreements

Gulf Economic Integration: Recommendations Based on the International Community’s Experience in Compliance With International Agreements Home / Research / Studies / Recommendations Based on the International Community’s Experience in Compliance With International Agreements. The economic integration of its members was one of the most important goals for the establishment of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). […]
Gulf Economic Integration: Recommendations Based on the International Community’s Experience in Compliance With International Agreements

The economic integration of its members was one of the most important goals for the establishment of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
How Mathematical Modeling Helps the Gcc Countries Make Energy Policy Decisions: a Case Study of the Kapsarc Energy Model

Because the hydrocarbon sector is responsible for such a large proportion of the gross domestic product of the GCC states’, maximizing the value obtained from these resources in a sustainable way is essential. In this regard, modeling the energy sector is a key tool for better understanding of the energy markets.