Khaled Bastaki is a co-founder of BRG. He currently is a PhD candidate at the University of Essex. He currently holds an Mres, MSc, and BSc in Economics from Essex, Warwick, and University of London. Khaled’s main interests relates to economic polciy, alw, and politics. His current research relates to dynamic modelling of the economy and applied microeconometrics.

To contact Khaled Bastaki, please use the following medias:

Email: k.bastaki@bahrainresearchgroup.com

Articles

Jul 4, 2020

Labour Productivity and COVID-19: A Brief Analysis of Bahrain

Jul 4, 2020

Bahrain had seen its first case of COVID-19 on February 24, 2020. Since then, a set of preventative measures were implemented to control the spread of the virus. The outbreak has had an unprecedented impact on our economy. In particular, policies were implemented that encouraged workers from both the private and public sectors to work from home.

Jul 4, 2020

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Jan 30, 2018

Khaled Bastaki

Analysing the Sin Tax

Jan 30, 2018

Khaled Bastaki

Smoking is considered one of the leading causes of preventable deaths globally. In Bahrain, smoking prevalence has increased in the last few years which is concerning for policymakers since smoking tobacco, especially cigarettes, has been highly correlated with many illnesses, including lung cancer.

This article aims to demonstrate the extent to which an excise tax can have on demand reduction.

Jan 30, 2018

Khaled Bastaki