Publications

Modeling Long-Term Oil Demand in the Agricultural Sector

Fateh Belaïd, Mohammad Aldubyan

The agricultural sector and global food security are facing an increasing number of risks due to climate change, the increasing population size, rising energy and agricultural demands, competing demands for land for biofuel production, and the degradation of soil quality.…

Belaïd, Fateh

Aldubyan, Mohammad

Economic Growth and Convergence: Implications of Energy Transition Pathways

Nader AlKathiri, Abdulelah Darandary

The 44th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) conference was held in Riyadh, co-hosted by KAPSARC and the Saudi Association for Energy Economics (SAEE). It was the first IAEE conference in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The…

AlKathiri, Nader

Darandary, Abdulelah

A Meta-Analysis of the Long-Term Oil Demand Emerging from the Power Sector

Marie Petitet, Raed Al-Mestneer

Oil is a versatile source of energy that is used in various sectors, including the power sector. The power sector is transitioning toward low-carbon generation sources. During this transition, it is important to understand the role of oil-based power generation.…

Marie Petitet

Al-Mestneer, Raed

Trend in Eurasia’s Seaborne Trade and Vessel Capacity Between 2013 and 2021

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Mohammad Al Telmesani, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

International trade between countries and across regions has existed for centuries. Moreover, international trade saw a significant increase in its growth from 1950 to 2000, with trade volume growing at an average rate of 6% per year. The concept of…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Al Telmesani, Mohammad

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Kazakhstan – Saudi Arabia: Crossroads

Zlata Sergeeva, Colin Ward

On July 23, 2022, official talks occurred between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Jeddah. During the meeting, the parties confirmed their intention to intensify mutual trade. At the same time,…

Sergeeva, Zlata

Ward, Colin

Drivers of Unconditional Income Convergence

Science Direct

Nader AlKathiri

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Energy Consumption – Global and Local Contexts

Anvita Arora, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Parvesh Kumar

There is growing concern about the environmental impact of transport systems. The increase in energy consumption and vehicle emissions is the main contributor to the problem. Several studies have tested hypotheses about the relationship between the urban structure, especially high…

Arora, Anvita

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Parvesh Kumar

Behavioral Efficiency Improvement via Freight Digitalization as a Viable Near- Term Strategy to Decarbonize the Difficult-To-Abate Road Freight Sector in China and Other Developing Countries

Xun Xu, Tianduo Peng, Zhandong Xu, Mi Gan, Dandan Li, Xiaobo Liu

The containment of road freight transport emission growth is a significant challenge to climate change mitigation, as the road freight sector has been one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is considered particularly difficult to…

Xu, Xun

Tianduo Peng

Zhandong Xu

Mi Gan

Dandan Li

Xiaobo Liu

Impact on Energy Consumption and Emissions of Variations in Aircraft Seating Density Designation from Manufacturers’ Recommendations

Andres Felipe Guzman, Saif Almutairi, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

Aircraft capacity utilization is an important factor in airline productivity, but airlines are not using the maximum seating density designations recommended by manufacturers to accurately represent efficiency or performance.

Felipe Guzman, Andres

Almutairi, Saif

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Saudi-China Collaboration Under the Circular Carbon Economy: Priorities and Opportunities in CCUS

Rising ambitions for an energy transition are changing how energy suppliers and consumers think about fuel supply chains. These energy transition ambitions have revitalized interest in alternative energies and technological solutions that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat climate…

Consumer Preferences for Ride-hailing: Barriers to an Autonomous, Shared, and Electric Future

Science Direct

Rubal Dua, Tamara Sheldon

The Importance of the Suez Canal for Global Energy Flow

Raed Al-Mestneer, Malik Selemankhel

On March 23, 2021, the Ever Given, a northbound ship loaded with more than 18,000 containers from China to the Netherlands drifted off course and became stuck in a single-lane section of the Suez Canal. As a result, hundreds of…

Al-Mestneer, Raed

Selemankhel, Malik

Estimating Car Price Elasticity Using an Inverse Product Differentiation Logit Model

Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal, Jinghai Huo

Since the seminal work of Berry, Levinsohn, and Pakes (1995), random coefficient logit (RCL) has become the workhorse model for estimating demand elasticities in markets with differentiated products using aggregated sales data. While the ability to represent flexible substitution patterns…

Dua, Rubal

Bansal, Prateek

Jinghai Huo

Urban Transportation Challenges in Saudi Arabia: Micromobility as a Solution to First and Last Mile

Lama Yaseen, Nourah Al Hosain, Ibrahem Shatnawi

The transportation sector plays a significant role in global carbon emissions and environmental challenges. On a worldwide scale, the aggregate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributed to transportation amount to approximately 14.3% of total emissions. Notably, road transport emissions made a…

Yaseen, Lama

Al Hosain, Nourah

Shatnawi, Ibrahem

Energy-Efficient Policy in the Built Environment: From Formulation to Implementation

Building energy efficiency is a critical component of efforts to address climate change and achieve sustainable development and can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save money, lower energy bills, create new jobs, and improve occupants’ indoor comfort and quality of…

Saudi Arabia’s High Borrowing Rates and Surging Deposits

Abdulelah Darandary

This data insight visualizes the relationships between higher interest rates, deposit trends, and their impact on liquidity and saving behavior in the financial system. The three key points discussed are as follows: The Influence of Higher Interest Rates on Liquidity:…

Darandary, Abdulelah

Role Of LPG In Enabling A Just And Inclusive Energy Transition In Africa And The Arab Region

Fateh Belaïd, Aayushi Awasthy, Mohamad Hejazi, Radia Sedaoui, Mustafa Ansari, Sean Ratka

Globally, 2.3 billion people still lack access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (CFTs) today, with an overwhelming majority residing in rural areas. Without a dramatic increase in investment and action for scalable solutions, 1.9 billion people will remain…

Belaïd, Fateh

Awasthy, Aayushi

Hejazi, Mohamad

Radia Sedaoui

Mustafa Ansari

Sean Ratka

Will Government Support for CCS-EOR Lead to Reduced Emissions?

Axel Pierru, Hossa Almutairi

Government support for CCS-EOR projects is often contested on the grounds that the resulting increase in oil production undermines their environmental benefits. This paper summarizes a simple approach based on a marginal reasoning consistent with economic decision-making. It produces analytical…

Pierru, Axel

Almutairi, Hossa

Enabling Blue Hydrogen for a Low- Carbon Future: Certifying Emissions and CO2 Storage

Rami Shabaneh, Wolfgang Heidug

As part of a diverse energy portfolio, hydrogen can support global efforts toward transitioning to a more sustainable energy system. This would align with climate goals, such as those outlined in the Paris Agreement. For hydrogen to fulfill this potential,…

Shabaneh, Rami

Heidug, Wolfgang

The Role of Financial Development in Private Sector Growth in Saudi Arabia

Fakhri Hasanov, Abdulelah Darandary, Ryan Alyamani

Saudi Vision 2030 (SV2030), the masterplan for the socioeconomic development of the Kingdom, places considerable emphasis on the development of the private sector in the diversification of the economy. This plan aims to have the private sector account for 65%…

Hasanov, Fakhri

Darandary, Abdulelah

Alyamani, Ryan