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Economic Commentary
- Jan 7, 2018 Looking Back at Bahrain 2017 Jan 7, 2018
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Energy Economics
- Jun 21, 2022 Can the adoption of electric cars reduce energy and emission outcomes in the Kingdom of Bahrain? Jun 21, 2022
- Jun 4, 2022 Did COVID-19 reduce local fuel demand in the Kingdom of Bahrain? Jun 4, 2022
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Health Economics
- Nov 4, 2018 Should the GCC Implement Nutrition Labeling at restaurants? Nov 4, 2018
- Jan 30, 2018 Analysing the Sin Tax Jan 30, 2018
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Labour Economics
- Jun 16, 2021 The Curious Case of Men in the Labor Force Jun 16, 2021
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Macroeconomics
- Jan 7, 2018 Looking Back at Bahrain 2017 Jan 7, 2018
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Transportation Economics
- Jun 25, 2018 How changes in Perception can save the Bahraini bus system Jun 25, 2018
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Welfare Economics
- Nov 4, 2018 Should the GCC Implement Nutrition Labeling at restaurants? Nov 4, 2018
- Jun 25, 2018 How changes in Perception can save the Bahraini bus system Jun 25, 2018
- Jan 30, 2018 Analysing the Sin Tax Jan 30, 2018
In this discussion paper, we look at the potential effects of adopting electric cars and their outcomes on the Kingdom of Bahrains Energy consumption and CO2 emissions. We construct a simplified model that looks at different potential adoption rates of electric vehicles and how this affects transportation energy and emissions outcomes based on assumptions about fuel consumption, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle fuel efficiencies, and other essential variables. We find that under our assumptions, the Kingdom would see 17% lower energy usage for transportation sector, 0.84% lower overall energy usage, 8% reduction in per year emissions for the transportation sector, and a 0.51% reduction in overall emissions per year.