Omar Al-Ubaydli is Director of Studies and Research, and Director of Economics and Energy Studies. He previously worked as an Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University, USA, as well as being a member of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s Joint Advisory Board of Economists. Dr. Al-Ubaydli received his BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge (Queens’ College) and his MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago. Dr. Al-Ubaydli’s research has been published in several international, peer-reviewed journals and has been featured by media outlets including the Economist magazine.
Despite the enormous increase in the number of Covid-19 deaths, multiple outlets have reported that this pandemic has failed to produce a comparable emotional response to tragedies on a smaller scale.
Derasat's Head of Research, Dr. Al-Ubaydli, recently took part in the 4th 'Equal Opportunities Conference' organised by Al-Ahlia University in partnership with Brunel University, UK, where he noted that Bahraini women have been generally less affected economically by the Covid-19 pandemic than men.
Trump and Biden offer different economic visions for the US, but, as Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli discusses, whoever wins will be constrained by the US political system’s checks and balances
An article that features the important lessons Gulf science can learn from the 2020 economics Nobel prize.
In Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, female citizens have kept their jobs amid the coronavirus at higher rates than in Western countries. This reflects the unique labor market structures of the Gulf countries.
Derasat and the Embassy of United States of America presented a virtual ThinkTalk with former members of Congress on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020, titled, "The role of Think Tanks in developing policy positions and priorities."
Derasat and UNDP hosted a key discussion on the findings of the report on, “The socio-economic impact of the Corona pandemic in Bahrain,” . On Monday, 5th October, 2020 at 2:00 PM (Bah time), via Zoom.
For the global economy, venture capital is important. Thankfully, amid warnings from scientists, it has survived the coronavirus pandemic and will help the world recover.
Despite their high per capita incomes, the Gulf countries today have low levels of R&D spending. In this article Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli, examines an important component: the weaknesses of PhD programs in Gulf countries.
Statistics from the Central Bank of Bahrain's Financial Stability Report show that the volume of digital portfolio transactions has been on the rise over the past years. Dr. Fatima Al-Sebaie, explains how customers use these digital wallets in their daily lives.
As part of its partnership with UNDP Bahrain to study the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Kingdom of Bahrain, Derasat published a report examining data on the number and value of financial transactions in Bahrain.
In order for Saudi Arabia to overcome labor market gender inequality, the initial step is obtaining high quality data to avoid misallocating valuable resources and implementing counterproductive policies.
Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli discusses recent studies on the issue of discrimination, stressing the critical role that scientific research plays in helping society overcome prejudice and bigotry.
An interview with Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli on Al-Hurra channel regarding the recent downgrading of Bahrain's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) rating by the credit rating agency Fitch.
Even if economies make full recoveries, will the spectre of increased automation cause social unrest?
The online briefing held on Thursday 27th August, 2020, presented the aims of carrying out a joint UNDP-Derasat socio-economic assessment of the impacts of Covid-19 on Bahrain.
Can universities in the Gulf learn from top universities when it comes to area studies – a field that allows countries to draw upon a range of experts to respond to foreign policy events effectively?
A webinar on how concepts from economics can help analyze the new phenomenon of "cancel culture", questioning whether it can be seen as a manifestation of mob rule, or a means to hold people accountable.
Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli took part in the Second Accounting and Economics Webinar held by Al-Ahlia University on, 'COVID-19 and Economic and Environmental Sustainable Developments Goals'.
A discussion by Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli, on the science-policy disconnect, statistical inference, threats to scalability, and COVID-19's effects on the global economy by Scientific Sense.
