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This thesis empirically investigates the disappointing performance of the non-oil industrial sector in the Saudi Arabian economy despite all the efforts spent by policymakers to improve it. Income diversification and industrialization concerns have been key objectives of the Sau…

In a developing oil-based economy like Libya the availability of finance is largely affected by the availability of oil revenues which are subjected to disturbances and shocks. Therefore, the decision to save and invest a certain ratio of the country's aggregate output is, to la…

This study examines in the context of an open economy framework the relative significance of domestic and foreign shocks as sources of macroeconomic fluctuations in a small developing oil-exporting economy, the Sultanate of Oman. The empirical methodology we employ to identify o…