The Industrial Relations Manager for the Saudi ARAMCO Mobil Refinery Company argues, that employment of indigenous manpower in the GCC countries (nationalization of the workforce) is a national goal, that can only be realized through collective efforts of the state, buisiness organizations, and...

This paper analyses the hiring and separation rates in Tunisia before and after the Arab Spring of 2011. Several models are specified to study employment decisions based on quarterly administrative firm level data over the period of 2007 to 2012. The data provides information about important...

This report traces the consequences of the ""Arab Spring"" for labour markets in the wake of a surge in commodity and energy prices; the impacts of a global recession on public revenues; increased uncertainty for investors; a rise in unemployment; and greater demands for social justice. It...