The COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to combat it have led to major global disruptions. Policymakers are faced with a dilemma that is not easily resolved. On the one hand, they are striving to protect public health by containing the spread of the virus. On the other, they must ensure the continuation of economic activities to mitigate the economic impact of the outbreak.

Research Fellow Nader is a research fellow at KAPSARC. His research interests include development economics, economic modeling, and natural resource economics. He leads… Nader is a research fellow at KAPSARC. His research interests include development economics, economic modeling, and natural resource economics. He leads a project exploring the role of sovereign wealth funds in promoting economic diversification in oil-dependent economies. Nader holds a B.Sc. in operations research, an M.Sc. in applied mathematics and computational science, and an MBA in finance.
Expertise
- Sovereign wealth funds; natural resource economics; economic modeling
Publications See all Nader AlKathiri’s publications
The impact of fiscal policy on non-oil GDP in Saudi Arabia
The COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to combat it have led to major global disruptions.…
9th September 2021
Toward Fiscal Stability and Sustainable Development: The Role of Sovereign Funds in Saudi Arabia
The COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to combat it have led to major global disruptions.…
26th July 2020