Dissertation
An econometric analysis of natural resource management and development in Saudi Arabia using a general equilibrium model
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
12/2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000006034
Abstract
Saudi Arabia has experienced rapid growth in population, coupled with a rise in the standard of living and acceleration in social, agricultural and industrial growth, which has greatly increased the demand for water supplies. The Saudi government has embarked on an ambitious plan to make the country self-sufficient in food production. This goal was based upon using oil revenues to subsidize agriculture. This dissertation examines the viability of this approach and evaluates how a balance between two non-renewable resources, oil and water, can be achieved to attain food security. The approach taken in this research is both positive and normative, which serves to illustrate how oil has been made a social instrument, besides being an economic one, to sustain the supply and pricing of water resources in Saudi Arabia. The forecasting and general equilibrium analysis indicates that valuable water resources can be conserved by reducing the subsidies.
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- Title
- An econometric analysis of natural resource management and development in Saudi Arabia using a general equilibrium model
- Creators
- Saad Ali Alshahrani
- Contributors
- Keith A. Blatner (Chair)Jill J McCluskey (Committee Member) - Washington State University, School of Economic SciencesPhilip Wandschneider (Committee Member) - Washington State University, School of Economic SciencesNairanjana Dasgupta (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- School of Economic Sciences
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 124
- Identifiers
- 99901055117801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation