The Macroeconomics of the Arab States of the Gulf

by Raphael A. Espinoza, Ghada Fayad, Prasad Ananthakrishnan, et al.

The economies of the Arab states of the Gulf have gone through considerable changes in the last decade, spurred by high oil prices and ambitious diversification plans. Large-scale immigration provided the labour force while capital inflows and financial development leveraged oil wealth to finance diversification. The collapse in real estate prices around the world followed by the global crisis slowed growth and raised questions on the appropriateness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199683794
• ISBN13: 9780199683796
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"