Projects

Vision 2030 Dynamic Input-Output Table

This joint research project of KAPSARC and Saudi Aramco aims on the development of a dynamic input-output (I-O) table, which would reflect the anticipated structural and technological changes in the Saudi economy, notably in the context of the Vision 2030 initiative....

Energy Transition and Employment

This research project will contain four studies on the topic of renewable energy, employment and entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. With about half...

A Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Model for Public Policy Analysis in Saudi Arabia

A dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model is the state-of-the-art approach to properly address dynamic, intertemporal and stochastic macroeconomic issues. The model focuses on the dynamic effects...

KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO)

KAPSARC has a unique opportunity to provide an objective and insightful oil outlook that builds on our independent position and local (Saudi)...

Policy Drivers of Demand in India and South Asia

Innovations in electricity markets

Rapid technological innovations in low-carbon, demand-response and storage technologies can lead to a more efficient and secure electrical system. However,...

Understanding Drivers of Long-Term Electricity Demand

Globally, the electricity sector accounts for the largest share (nearly 42%) of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. This places the electricity sector at...

Assessment of the Changing Economics of the Saudi Electricity Industry

The electricity sector accounts for the largest share (nearly 42%) of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions (IEA 2017). Globally, electricity...

Assessing the Gas Market Potential in India

Gas consumption in India, as in Saudi Arabia, has grown more slowly than overall energy consumption, leading to a loss...

KTAB – CDMP Machine Learning

This project integrates the logic of a KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioural Analysis (KTAB)-style model of collective decision-making processes (CDMPs) with...

National Wealth Accounting

The measurement of wealth provides critical insights into the sustainability of a given economy and the evolution of its stocks...

An Estimation of the Drivers Behind OPEC’s Quota Decision Making and Members’ Compliance

This is a joint study undertaken by KAPSARC and China’s National Petroleum Corporation, Economics and Technology Research Institute (CNPC ETRI). It...

Pathways to Low-Carbon Oil

This project examines the opportunities for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reduce the net carbon content of its oil...

Future Freight Transport Energy Demand for China

China has witnessed substantial freight transport energy consumption growth in the past twenty years, and is expected to continue to be a significant...

Preferential Trade Agreements and Energy Trade

The aim of the project is to assess the impact of tariff regimes and non-tariff policies of preferential trade agreements...

Energy Access in Resource Rich Countries

In collaboration with Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy and the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), this project investigates the...

Future of Coal Markets

Coal represented 30% of worldwide primary energy consumption in 2013 and would become the most consumed fuel through 2040, under...

KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB) – Model Development

The KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB) is an open-source toolkit for assembling models that allow the systematic and rigorous analysis...

Policy Drivers of Freight Movement in India

Indian crude oil imports over the period 2000-2016 have shown a strong growth rate of almost 7% y-o-y. Crude oil imports from Saudi...

GCC Market Integration

Regionalization of energy markets is of global interest. If economies of scale can translate to electricity grids, a geographic spread...