Examining the Performance of Oman’s Economy

Razzak, Weshah (2020): Examining the Performance of Oman’s Economy.

Abstract

We examine the economic performance of Oman’s economy over the period from 1998 to 2016, where data are readily available. Our focus is on the performance of the non-hydrocarbon sector (NHC sector) relative to the hydrocarbon sector (HC sector), nominal versus real GDP growth, productivity measures, the drivers of growth, and the return to investments. We also compare Oman non-hydrocarbon sector performance to Dubai, which is the closet non-oil economy. We have a number of finding that could help policymakers.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Productivity, (un) skilled labor, investments, Oman, Dubai
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E0 - General; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E0 - General > E01 - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth ; Environmental Accounts; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy > E22 - Investment ; Capital ; Intangible Capital ; Capacity; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy > E23 - Production; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy > E24 - Employment ; Unemployment ; Wages ; Intergenerational Income Distribution ; Aggregate Human Capital ; Aggregate Labor Productivity

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