Arabian Gulf Blog

i This is the website of Dr Emilie J. Rutledge who, with almost two decades’ worth of experience in managing, designing and delivering economics courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels (Courses), is currently Head of the Economics department at The Open University.

Emilie has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers (Publications) and is the author of “Monetary Union in the Gulf”. Her current research focus is on employability, the feasibility of universal basic incomes and, the oil-rich Arabian Gulf’s economic diversification and labour market reform strategies. On an ad hoc basis, Emilie provides academic consultancy and specialises in developing interactive university courses, alongside analytical insight on the political-economy of the Arabian Gulf.
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Blog Categories

Bahrain Demographics
Kuwait Economic diversification
Oman Labour markets
Qatar Macroeconomics
Saudi Arabia Oil-rent
The UAE Political-economy
The Arabian Gulf Socioeconomics
MENA Sovereign wealth