Academic Research

Refereed Papers

Anger-Kraavi, A., Shehabi, M., Adhiasto, A., & Lata, K. (2024).  Impacts of Response Measures on Intergenerational Equity, Gender, Local Communities, Indigenous Peoples, Youth and People in Other Vulnerable Situations. Katowice Committee of Experts on Implementation of Response Measures (KCI), UN Climate Change. Download. Access..  

Shehabi, M. (2024). Just Energy Transitions? Lessons From Oman and Morocco . In Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa:  Mitigating Vulnerabilities and Designing Effective Policies (ed. Arkeh, J. & Hamzawy, A.). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Access..

Safa. A, Hilmi, N., Dalmasso, D., & Shehabi, M. (2023). Poverty and climate change in South and East of Mediterranean, causes, consequences et perspectives. Topics in Middle Eastern & North African Economies: Proceedings of the Middle East Economic Association, 25(2).

Shehabi, M. (2023). The Hurdles of Energy Transitions in Arab States. In Disruptions and Dynamism in the Arab World (ed. Wehrey, F.). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  Access..

Shehabi, M. (2022). 'Quantifying Long-term Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Oil Price Shocks in a Gulf oil Economy,' Economic Modelling, 112 (105849).  Access..

Other versions: Shehabi, M. (2021). Quantifying Long-term Impacts of COVID-19 and Oil Price Shocks in a Gulf oil Economy. OIES Paper 25. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Oxford: UK. Access.

Shehabi, M. & Dally, B. (2021). Opportunity and Viability of Green Hydrogen in Kuwait: A Preliminary Assessment. International Association of Energy Economics Working Papers, Working Paper No. 21-536.  Access.. 

In Schumacher, I., Shehabi, M. et al. (2020). Perspectives on the economics of the environment in the shadow of coronavirus. “Novel policy research on the resource exporters-energy policy nexus during the Coronavirus pandemic.” Environmental and Resource Economics, 76, 447–517. Access.

Shehabi, M. (2020). Quantifying Dutch disease effects and asymmetry in economic responses to oil price volatility in Kuwait. OIES Paper: MEP 24. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Oxford: UK. Paper available here.

Shehabi, M. (2020). Diversification effects of energy subsidy reform in oil exporters: Illustrations from Kuwait. Energy Policy, 123, 110966.  Access.

Other versions:  Shehabi, M. (2019). Diversification in Gulf hydrocarbon economies and interactions with energy subsidy reform: lessons from Kuwait. ​OIES Paper: MEP 23. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Oxford: UK.  ​Access..

​Shehabi, M. (2020). Is energy subsidy reform in an oil-exporting small economy beneficial to trade?  Illustrations from Kuwait. World Trade Review. 19, s36–s61.  Access.

Other versions: Shehabi, M. (2019). Is energy subsidy reform in an oil-exporting small economy beneficial to trade?  Illustrations from Kuwait. OIES Paper: MEP 21. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Oxford: UK. Access.   

Shehabi, M. (2017). Assessing Kuwaiti energy pricing reform, OIES Paper: MEP 17. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.  Oxford: the UK.  Access.   

Shehabi, M. (2015). An extraordinary recovery:  Kuwait following the Gulf War. UWA Discussion Paper Series. DP 15.20: University of Western Australia. Perth, WA, Australia. 

Shehabi, M. (2005). Islam and Democracy: An Analytic Survey. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Forbey, S., New, M., Orazay, Y., & Shehabi, M. (2004). Turkish monetary and fiscal policy development in fulfillment of the EU accession requirements. EU Notes: Online EU Journal of Texas A&M University, 3, 1: College Station, TX.

Chapters in Peer-reviewed Books 

Shehabi, M. (2020). Redefining Economic Sustainability in Resource-Rich States: Comparative Lessons. In Luciani, G., & Moerenhout, T. (eds.), When Can Oil Economies be Deemed Sustainable?. The Political Economy of the Middle East. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.  Pelgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5728-6_7 .   Access.

Hilmi N., Farahmand S., & Shehabi, M. (2020). Climate Agreements Implementation through Energy Transition and Economic Diversification in Kuwait. In Economic Development in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, From Rentier States to Diversified Economies, Miniaoui, H. (ed.), Gulf Studies, Vol: 1, Springer. Access.

Shehabi, M. (2018). Maintaining the Order: Contemporary Kuwaitisation Dynamics and their Historical Perspectives. The Gulfization of the Arab World, Exeter Critical Gulf Series. vol.  1, Jones M.  O., Porter, R., & Valeri M. eds., Gerlach Press: Berlin. Access.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations & Publications

- Shehabi, M. (2021). The Case of Hydrogen in the Gulf States: Opportunities and Challenges.  Paper presented at the OIES-KFAS Workshop 2021.  Oxford, UK.  Presentation available here. 

-Shehabi, M. & Dally, B. (2021). Opportunity and Cost of Hydrogen in Kuwait: A Preliminary Assessment.  Paper presented at the OIES-KFAS Workshop 2021.  Oxford, UK.  Access.

- Shehabi, M. (2005). Islam and Democracy: An Analytic Survey. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Access.

Theses (unpublished)

Shehabi, M.  Success and Failure in a Petrostate:  Economic Policy and Performance in Kuwait since the Gulf War. Unpublished. Thesis presented for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of The University of Western Australia, Economics, Perth, Australia.

Shehabi, M.  Islam, Democracy, and Economic Development: The Case of Contemporary Iran. Unpublished. Honors Thesis presented to the faculty of Ursinus College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honors in Economics & Business Administrations and in International Relations, PA, USA.