Paul Dyer
Paul Dyer is a fellow at the Dubai School of Government. Paul’s research focuses on labor markets in the Middle East and North Africa region. His interests include demographics, labor policy, public service provision and the political economy of reform. He received a Master of Arts in Arab Studies with a concentration in Economics and Development from Georgetown University, where he was the Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qassemi Scholar. Prior to joining the Dubai School of Government, he worked with the World Bank for four years as a consultant in the Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region.
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Middle East Youth Initiative Publications:
Missed by the Boom, Hurt by the Bust: Making Markets Work for Young People in the Middle East
Navtej Dhillon, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Paul Dyer, Tarik Yousef, Amina Fahmy and Mary Kraetsch, May 2009
Selected Additional Publications:
The Tyranny of Demography: Exploring the Fertility Transition in the Middle East and North Africa
Paul Dyer and Tarik Yousef, November 2008
"Will the Current Oil Boom Solve the Employment Crisis in the Middle East?"
Paul Dyer and Tarik Yousef; in Hanouz, Diwany and Yousef,The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2007, April 2007
Recent Events
Dubai School of Government: Education Policy Forum Tackles Student Preparation for the Labor Force
Dubai School of Government, 25 April 2011
In the Media:
Bulging nation puts strain on public services
The National, 8 April 2011
Internet's fine, but TV is most trusted
Gulf News, 23 March 2011
Long tedious process towards reforms
Gulf News, 23 March 2011
Soaring inflation cause for concern
Gulf News, 23 March 2011
Traditions take pride of place
Gulf News, 23 March 2011
Despite Market Fears, Regional Investors See Opportunities Beyond the Turmoil
Knowledge@Wharton, 8 February 2011
What Matters to the Current Youth Generation (skip to 13:55)
Twenty-Something (Dubai TV), 20 September 2010
Recent Commentary:
Foreign Marriages: Don’t Blame it on the Dowry
Gulf News, 10 September 2010
A New Generation for a New World
The National, 12 October 2008
