Social & Economic Survey Research Institute Research: Recent submissions
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Attracting and retaining expatriates in Qatar during an era of uncertainty: Would you stay or would you go?
( Wiley , 2017 , Article)How do foreign workers navigate competing pressures when deciding to remain in a place or leave for a new destination? Here, we explore migration decision‐making across a diverse set of migrant nationalities using an ... -
Enhancing the Adoption of E-Government Systems through Open Government and Open Government Data (OGD) Initiatives in Qatar
( IISTE , 2018 , Article)The present study aimed to analyze the status of e-government in developing countries, and particularly at Qatar. It also aimed to analyze the status of Open Government Data (OGD) in Qatar in order to identify the main ... -
High-skilled migration and the attractiveness of cities.
( Oxford University Press , 2018 , Book chapter)Book Description: Political and scientific debates on migration policies have mostly focused on governments' efforts to control or reduce low-skilled, asylum, and irregular migration or to encourage the return migration ... -
Exaggerating good governance: Regime type and score inflation among executive survey informants
( Wiley , 2017 , Article)Researchers and policymakers often rely on executive surveys to understand and promote good governance. In doing so, they assume that the evaluations provided by these well‐informed respondents are not systematically ... -
Changements climatiques et essor djihadiste au Sahel: une approche critique pour des solutions plus adaptées
( GQEG , 2018 , Article)Les pays du Lac Tchad et la communauté internationale ont privilégié depuis plusieurs années la résolution des problèmes complexes du Sahel (tels que le terrorisme, la pauvreté extrême et la dégradation environnementale) ... -
قطر في مواجهه الحصار : ملخص لأهم النتائج
( Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) , 2017 , Report)حصار قطر الجائر والمفاجئ من الممكن اعتباره الحدث الاهم في تاريخ قطر الحديث. من حيث تأثيراته السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية الجوهرية على مستقبل قطر وواقعها. وبعد ان اجتازت السفينة القطرية العاصفة بنجاح أصبح لزاماً ان نتوقف ... -
Proxy reporting in education surveys: factors influencing accurate reporting in the 2012 Qatar Education Study
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2017 , Article)Proxy reporting is a common practice during survey data collection to increase response rates while reducing fieldwork costs, and agreement between proxies and self-reports is critical to make reliable and valid inferences. ... -
From the "Fareej" to Metropolis" Qatar Social Capital Sirvey II
( SESRI - Qatar University , 2017 , Report)Qatar faces a social and economic transformation today linked to its unique demographic composition. Understanding social interactions within and across its diverse subgroups is critical for understanding and managing ... -
Qatar Education Study 2015: Students' Motivation and Parental Participation Report
( SESRI - Qatar University , 2016 , Report)The prosperity of a nation is due in part to the investments it makes in education, the value of which cannot be overstated. Indeed, education is the catalyst for improved socio-economic opportunities for a country such ... -
Needs, Preferences, and Recommendations of Charity Executives and Experts
( SESRI , 2017 , Report)Humanitarian actors in Qatar have understood the many benefits that technological and process innovations could generate for the benefit of all. Results from the survey of charity executives and experts show a preference ... -
Education in Qatar: the complex reality of citizen satisfaction
( SESRI , 2017 , Report)In the space of a few years, and driven by a strong political will and substantial financial resources, Qatar has embraced an ambitious reform agenda to tackle a weak public education system. Yet, while helping to improve ... -
Public Spending Priorities in Qatar
( SESRI , 2017 , Report)Together with previous survey findings, SESRI’s study of fiscal priorities among Qataris demonstrates the importance to citizens of healthcare and education, and to a lesser extent other sectors such as social security ... -
Public awareness and perceptions of taxation in a changing Gulf economy
( SESRI , 2017 , Report)For the VAT scheme to succeed in Qatar, public awareness is necessary. Consumers need to understand how and why the VAT will affect their budgets. Perhaps more importantly, businesses need to understand how to modify ... -
The Effects of Religiosity and Social Capital on Civic Engagement in Qatar
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)Few studies have examined the role of religiosity and social capital on civic engagement in the context of a Muslim country. In this paper, we explore the impact of religiosity and social capital on charitable donations ... -
A Path Analysis of Student Interest in STEM, with Specific Reference to Qatari Students
( Modestum , 2017 , Article)ABSTRACT This study sought to explore the factors that help predict students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Qatar. Drawing on recent work in the field, the present paper examines ... -
MOOCs and International Capacity Building in a UN Framework: Potential and Challenges
( Springer, Cham , 2018 , Book chapter)This chapter highlights the high potential and challenges involved with developing Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) for capacity building and climate-friendly technology transfer within the United Nations (UN) system. ... -
Social Capital and Citizens’ Attitudes towards Migrant Workers
( Cogitatio Press , 2017 , Article)This study examines Qatari citizens’ attitudes toward migrant workers. While much research has been conducted on citizens’ attitudes toward the abolition, tightening, or loosening of the Kafāla system in the Gulf Cooperation ... -
Determinants of Banks’ Profitability: Panel Data from Qatar
( Scientific Research Publishing , 2017 , Article)Purpose : The aim of this paper is to investigate the main determinants of banks’ profitability and answer the question “what is the effect of liquidity and risk variables on the explained variation of banks’ performance ... -
أقلية من المواطنين: التدين والتناغم الاجتماعي في قطر
( المركز العربي للأبحاث و دراسة السياسات - Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies , 2016 , Book chapter)التدين والتناغم الاجتماعي في قطر، ناقش ماجد الأنصاري، المتخصص في الثروة الاجتماعية والمجتمع المدني، المحددات القيمية للعلاقة بين المواطن والمقيم في قطر من خلال عامل الثقة، مستخدمًا نتائج مسح التناغم الاجتماعي الصادر عن ... -
Indicators of Students’ Lack of Motivation in Qatar: Students’ Perspectives
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University , 2017 , Poster)Striving for excellence in education, Qatar committed significant financial investments to revamp and modernize its system of education in order to prepare citizens for the challenge of modern society and to transform the ...
