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Expats and the Labor Force

Part of the The Economics of the Middle East Book Series

DOI: 10.1057/9781137117854

ISBN: 978-1-349-34083-5

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US - Springer Journals

Jun 9, 2015

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Chapter 1Introduction

Naufal, George; Genc, Ismail

Pages: 1 –6

[The latest political events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have heightened the interest of policy makers and analysts in the region. Historically, the region has been at the center stage for many conflicts that have had serious consequences on efforts in achieving sustainable...
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Chapter 2Why Move to the Gulf?

Naufal, George; Genc, Ismail

Pages: 7 –27

[The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries consist of six countries located in the Arabian Peninsula between the north-east border of the African continent and the Persian Gulf. The countries are Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
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Chapter 3History of Labor Migration to the Gulf

Naufal, George; Genc, Ismail

Pages: 29 –53

[The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been a center stage for military struggles for centuries that included several invasions and different empires such as the Greek, Roman, Persian, and Ottoman, among others. Two distinct historical events created large population movements; the...
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Chapter 4Foreign Workers and the Labor Force

Genc, Ismail; Naufal, George

Pages: 55 –75

[A quick look at the population and labor force structure in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries reveals that perhaps the most significant characteristic of the labor markets in these countries is that an overwhelming majority of workers originate in foreign countries. Ironically, even...
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Chapter 5Remittance Outflows

Naufal, George; Genc, Ismail

Pages: 77 –95

[People have been moving residences for thousands of years. The ultimate motive is always to find better opportunities and secure a higher standard of living. Researchers have been curious about the different dimensions that come with migration such as migration decision, risk sharing, family...
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Chapter 6Macroeconomic Effects of Remittance Outflows

Genc, Ismail; Naufal, George; Termos, Ali

Pages: 97 –112

[The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries experienced a revenue windfall thanks to significant income receipts from oil exports starting in 1970s (Abdel-Rahman, 2006). The unexpected economic expansion, disproportionate to the size of the indigenous population, necessitated the import of...
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Chapter 7Data Limitation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Causes and Consequences

Abdurrahman, Zainab; Naufal, George; Genc, Ismail

Pages: 113 –135

[The Middle East in particular, and the Middle East and North African (MENA) region in general, is one of the most interesting regions in the world, and scholars and policy makers have a tremendous desire to do research on this region from a variety of perspectives (Zahra, 2011). Yet, it is...

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