Publications

Consult Within: Analyzing the Recent Decision to Localize Consultancy Professions in Saudi Arabia

Cian Mulligan

In October 2022, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) issued a decision mandating the progressive localization of consultancy professions up to 40% by the end of March 2024. Such targeted localization (or Saudization) of specific professions…

Mulligan, Cian

Saudis in the Private Sector: Women Leading the Way

Cian Mulligan

In Q3 2018, 30% of Saudi employment was in the private sector, and by Q1 2022 this had increased to 46%. A major driver of this increase was the comparative outperformance of Saudi women, of whom over 60% now work…

Mulligan, Cian

COVID-19 and Employment in Saudi Arabia: An Initial Assessment

Cian Mulligan

In the space of a few short weeks in March, the COVID-19 pandemic took over every aspect of our lives and caused the global economy to grind to a standstill. Health concerns over the spread and mortality rate of the…

Mulligan, Cian

Fiscal Sustainability and Social Cohesion in the Face of Demographic Change

T20

The Group of 20 (G20) countries are experiencing or starting to experience the impacts of demographic change on their economies. The reduced working population in the G20’s aging societies necessitates a social transition to maintain labor productivity and fiscal sustainability.…

Cian Mulligan, Sara Lechtenberg-Kasten, Chul Ju Kim, Pitchaya Sirivunnabood, Yong Jun Baek, Karen Young

How to Empower Saudi Women in the Labor Force?

Cian Mulligan

In the week when Saudi Arabia celebrated its first anniversary of women drivers in the Kingdom and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accepted the chair of the G20 summit for 2020, G20 countries – including Saudi Arabia – reaffirmed their commitment to…

Mulligan, Cian

The Fragility of Freedom of Movement

Intereconomics

Cian Mulligan