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 university-level economics courses, is currently Head of the Economics Department at The Open University.

Emilie has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers 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 consultancy on developing interactive university courses, alongside analytical insight on the political-economy of the Arabian Gulf.

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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