Browsing by Author "Kaitibie, Simeon"

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    • Contemporary issues in Qatar’s food security 

      Miniaoui, Hela; Irungu, Patrick; Kaitibie, Simeon ( Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore , 2018 , Other)
      Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world. However, its domestic food production is so low that over 90 percent of its food supply has to be imported. This article provides some stylised facts on Qatar’s food ...

    • Economic Blockade in Qatar: Impact on Consumer Behaviour 

      Khan, Hajira Rehman; Islam, Nadiya; Al-Kharusi, Fathiya; Kaitibie, Simeon ( College of Business and Economics - Qatar university , 2017 , Poster)
      The 2017 Qatar diplomatic emergency started when a few nations unexpectedly cut off their diplomatic relationship with Qatar in June 2017. These countries included Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt. The ...

    • Impact of Blockade on Labor Market 

      Al-Marri, Asmaa; Ahmed, Nada; Hafez, Namma Alhussain; Kaitibie, Simeon ( College of Business and Economics - Qatar university , 2017 , Poster)
      The population decreased by 5.4% as compared to the Q1 in 2017. Unemployment rate among participants in labor reached 0.1%. The economically- active population decreased by 5.9%. The number of salaried workers decreased ...

    • The Impact of the Economic Blockade on Trade in Qatar 

      Al- Sulaiti, Aisha; Al-Maadeed, Asma; Al-Maadeed, Haya; Kaitibie, Simeon ( College of Business and Economics - Qatar university , 2017 , Poster)
      Qatar imports in June were valued at 5.9 billion QAR, which shows a 40% decline from the same month in 2016. The drop in imports continued in July with 35% from their year to year level. Imports rebounded in the month of ...

    • Qatar Siege : Impact On Consumer Behaviour 

      Mehjabin, Fathma; Devnani, Vineeta; Kaitibie, Simeon ( College of Business and Economics - Qatar university , 2017 , Poster)
      This poster analyses the effect of the siege placed on Qatar by Saudi Arabic, Bahrain, Egypt, and UAE, on consumer behaviour. This is done by focusing on the food industry, which was majorly impacted. Other sectors that ...

    • Understanding challenges to food security in dry Arab micro-states: Evidence from Qatari micro-data 

      Basher, Syed Abul; Raboy, David; Kaitibie, Simeon; Hossain, Ishrat ( Walter de Gruyter , 2013 , Article)
      Using Qatar as a case study, we exploit a novel microdata set for 102 raw agricultural imported commodities on a shipment-by-shipment basis over the period January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2010. The data comprise over half a ...

    • Willingness to pay for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya 

      Kairu-Wanyoike, Salome W.; Kaitibie, Simeon; Heffernan, Claire; Taylor, Nick M.; Gitau, George K.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)
      Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an economically important trans-boundary cattle disease which affects food security and livelihoods. A conjoint analysis-contingent valuation was carried out on 190 households ...