Omar Ahmad Yusuf Al-Ubaydli
Director of Research, Derasat, Bahrain
Omar Al-Ubaydli is the Director of Research at Derasat, Bahrain. He is also an affiliated associate professor of economics at George Mason University; an affiliated senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center; a non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington; and a non-resident fellow at Trends, UAE. Al-Ubaydli is also the president of the Bahrain Economists Society. His research interests include political economy, experimental economics, and the economics of the GCC countries. Al-Ubaydli previously served as a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Joint Advisory Board of Economists and a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. He regularly publishes his research in international peer-reviewed academic journals, and his mainstream media articles appear in Arabic and English-language newspapers and blogs such as AlHayat, The National, Forbes Opinion, and US News. Al-Ubaydli earned his BA in economics from the University of Cambridge, and his MA and PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.
Areas of Interest
- Economics of the GCC
- Political Economy
- Behavioral Economic
- Economics of Science
Education:
- PhD, Economics, University of Chicago (USA), 2007
- MA, Economics, University of Chicago (USA), 2003
- BA, Economics, University of Cambridge , 2001
Experience:
- Director of Research, and Director of Economics and Energy Program, Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat, Bahrain), 2012-Present
- Associate Professor of Economics, George Mason University, 2007-Present
- Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center (USA), 2007-Present
Latest Publications:
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1. Buhammoud, S., A. El-Kholei and O. Al-Ubaydli (2021). “Impact of air pollution on prices of real estate and the internal structure of Bahraini metropolitan area,” Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 38(3).
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Al-Ubaydli, O (2020). “A detailed anatomy of EU-GCC relations: Past, present, and future,” Bussola Institute Discussion Paper, November 2020.
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Al-Ubaydli, O (2020). “Covid-19 and the case for naturalizing highly-skilled expatriates in the GCC,” Economic Trends, 2.
GCC Economies in an Era of Energy Transition – Third ERF GCC Conference
Areas of Interest Economics of the GCC Political Economy Behavioral Economic Economics of Science Education: PhD, Economics, University... Read More
Oct 30, 2023
The GCC Economies in the Wake of COVID19: Charting the Road to Recovery and Resilience
Areas of Interest Economics of the GCC Political Economy Behavioral Economic Economics of Science Education: PhD, Economics, University... Read More
Mar 09, 2021