Labor Policies and Human Development in Arab Countries: The Case of Kuwait (in Arabic) (original) (raw)
Mağallaẗ al-ʿulūm al-iqtiṣādiyyaẗ wa-al-idāriyyaẗ wa-al-qānūniyyaẗ, 2024
The study aimed to shed light on the impact of some determinants of women's participation in the labor force in some Arab countries (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia), during the period . In order to investigate the relationships, the Panel Data model was described to express the relationship between Women's Participation in the Workforce as a dependent variable, and the independent variables associated, which were chosen based on previous studies and researchers' efforts, represented in: Male Unemployment Rate, Female Population, Fertility Rate, and Female Education Level. By specifying the variables and hypotheses to be tested, descriptive tests were conducted, and the general trend of the variables was identified by the statistical program E-views. As expected, the results showed a positive relationship between the dependent variable, and both: the male unemployment rate and the level of female education. Contrary to what was expected, the study showed that the dependent variable was directly associated with the fertility rate, and inversely with the female population. Finally, the results proved that the fertility rate is the most influential variable on the dependent variable, where changing it by one unit changes Women's Participation by 1.202, in the same direction. The study concluded with some recommendations to work to raise the percentage of Arab women's participation in the labor force, including: Providing an appropriate environment to enhance the economic participation of Arab women, by including training programs aimed at qualifying them in line with the needs of the labor market, and the need to continue to encourage women to continue their work education.
Journal of Arts and Social Sciences [JASS], 2017
The study aimed at finding a strategy for qualifying human resources in Arab countries in order to fulfill the requirements for building the knowledge economy in those countries. The study also discussed the concept of the knowledge economy, its requirements, its availability in the Arab countries, and the role of continuing education as a tool for the development of human resources which represents one of the requirements of building a knowledge economy. In light all this, the study proposed a future strategy for building a knowledge economy in Arab countries by activating the role of continuing education. The study used descriptive, critical, and analytical approaches to achieve the study objectives.
The Impact of Human Capital on Economic Growth in Iran: A Nonlinear Approach
Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish/hā-yi Iqtiṣādī-i Īrān, 2015
Recent technological advances have increased the importance of human capital over the past years. In this paper, we study the impact of human capital on economic growth in Iran using the nonlinear STR method for the period 1345-1389. To this end, we estimate a two regime Logistic Smooth Transition Dynamic Regression (LSTR) model in which the transition variable is the logarithmic change in human capital. The results show that the impact of human capital on growth is different in two regimes. In the first regime, if the human capital growth rate is below the threshold value, the effects of human and physical capital on economic growth will be negative and positive, respectively. In the second one, human capital has positive and significant impact on economic growth. The main conclusion of the study is that it is crucial to take the type of regime into account.
2018
Discussing the issue of women's work from the Islamic point of view requires a holistic approach that examines the subject with all the different factors and influences of life. This is a methodical approach that Mujtahidūn call "Taḥqīq al-Manāṭ al-'Āmm" for Islamic researches. It extends to a wider circle related to the nature of social life and the pattern of family relations. It is linked to political and economic systems and the perception of women and their function and location in society. This research contributes to this debatable issue, trying to dismantle the ideological backgrounds surrounding this issue and to examine the economic and political motives behind it. Then, it follows up the implications that are socially and economically derived by evoking the reality of global experiences, in order to come up with a more comprehensive and balanced vision in Taḥqīq al-Manāṭ in its Maqasidic context which controls its view and rulings.