Assessing the role of foreign labour on Saudi labour unemployment in Saudi Arabia

Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb; Nasser Saad Alkahtani; Haider Mahmood

Assessing the role of foreign labour on Saudi labour unemployment in Saudi Arabia

Tarek Tawfik Yousef Alkhateeb
, Nasser Saad Alkahtani
, Haider Mahmood

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Abstract

Saudi labour unemployment is a very serious issue in Saudi Arabia which is further increasing with over dependence on foreign labour. This study empirically investigates this issue by employing ARDL cointegration technique on a sample period of 1980-2015. Our estimates suggest that foreign labour, wage rate and female participation are responsible for an increasing Saudi labour unemployment. On the other hand, number of graduates and government social security benefits are helping in combating Saudilabour unemployment.Therefore, our study recommends the Saudi government to control foreign labour inflows up to some reasonable limit, to rationalize the minimum wage rate and to increase spending on education and social security benefits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-109
Number of pages	11
Journal	International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research
Volume	15
Issue number	22
State	Published - 2017

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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Cointegration
Foreign labour
Saudi labour unemployment
Social security Benefits

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