Economic Effects of the Pandemic

Ashraf Mishrif is the founding chair of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry Research Chair for Economic Studies, Humanities Research Centre, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Prior to that he was Associate Professor at King’s College London and taught at several universities in the United Kingdom and the Gulf countries. He also served as Cultural Advisor for the Egyptian Embassy Cultural Bureau in London, Managing Director of the London-based consulting firm EU-Med International, and Industrial Development Consultant, UNIDO, Vienna. He is an expert in economic development and the political economy of the Middle East and has authored more than 90 books, chapters, and peer-reviewed and conference papers, including two volumes on economic diversification and nationalization of the labour market in the GCC.

• Part 1: The Impact of COVID-19 on Economy.- Chapter 1: COVID-19 Effects on the Global Economy: An Overview.- Chapter 2: Pandemic, War and Geo-Political Risk: The Outlook for Global Economy.- Chapter 3: Impact of Covid-19 on Household Consumption Behavior.- Chapter 4: Impact of COVID 19 on Water Consumption in GCC Countries: Lessons to be Learned for Future Crises.- Chapter 5: Macroeconomic Expectations facing COVID19: A Sectoral Analysis.- Chapter 6: Is there a Trade-off Between Inflation and Unemployment Rate in Time of a Pandemic? The Case of Malaysia.- Chapter 7: Green Economic Recovery after COVID-19: Thoughts and Reflection on the GCC Region and Potential Scenarios for Qatar.- Part 2: The Impact of COVID-19 on Finance and Financial Policies.- Chapter 8: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Banking Sector in Oman.- Chapter 9: The Positive Impact of Covid-19 on Omani Banks’ Practices and Services.- Chapter 10: The impact of applying the government finance statistics manual on public sector assessment during COVID-19: Case study of Australia and Oman.- Part 3: The Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism.- Chapter 11: The impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector in GCC countries.- Chapter 12: The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Economic Sector in GCC Countries: Tourism Sector as a Case Study.- Chapter 13: Implications of the Pandemic for Economic Development.