This Selected Issues paper highlights the achievements in the diversification of the economy and the developments and outlook of the hydrocarbon sector, while providing some insight into the labor market issues in the U.A.E. In addition, the recent developments in the...Read More
Emiratization, a program designed to achieve a target ratio of domestic to foreign workers employed by the private sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is the source of considerable debate in the economic and political arena of the country. This paper applies the...Read More
The paper examines the labor migration integration patterns, causes, and implications of deskilling on high-skilled Cameroonian labor migrants in the UAE
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Using data from a sample of 1,099 workers, this paper investigates the determinants of employment and wages for workers in the United Arab Emirates. The paper further examines the wage distribution and the decomposition of the wage gap between the public and the...Read More
The 2013 Human Development Report presents Human Development Index (HDI) values and ranks for 187 countries and UN-recognized territories, along with the Inequality-adjusted HDI for 132 countries, the Gender Inequality Index for 148 countries, and the Multidimensional...Read More
Using a combined quantitative, quantitative approach this study explores the incongruence between educational attainment and labor force participation for Emirati women by posing several questions that revolve around the issue of their motivations and aspirations with...Read More
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in the midst of tremendous economic development. With a rapidly changing economy, it is increasingly important for this expatriate dependent country to start training a native, modern workforce with the skills required to enter the...Read More