Publications

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Articles in Refereed Journals

  1. A. Alawadhi, N. A. Burney, A. Gelan, S. Al-Fulaji, N. Al-Musallam, W. Awadh. The Effect of Conservation on Residential Electricity Consumption: Evidence from Kuwait. International Review of Applied Economics (Forthcoming).
  2. A. Alawadhi, N. A. Burney, A. Gelan, S. Al-Fulaji, N. Al-Musallam, W. Awadh (2021). The Effect of Conservation on Residential Fresh Water Consumption: Evidence from Kuwait. Economica Internazionale, 74(1): 47-82.
  3. N. A. Burney, M. Alenezi, S. Hamada, and N. Al-Musallam (2019).  The Demand for Public and Private Medical Care Services: Evidence from Kuwait.  Economia Internazionale, 72(1): 107 – 138. 
  4. A. Alawadhi, K. Mohaddes, N. A. Burney, and A. Al-Khayat (2018). Kuwait’s Macroeconomics Performance in the Global Context.  Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 25(1): 93 – 119.  ISSN: 1029-855X.
  5. N. A. Burney, K. Mohaddes, A. Alawadhi, and M. Al-Musallam (2018). The Dynamics and Determinants of Kuwait’s Long-run Economic Growth.  Economic Modelling 71(April): 289 – 304. ISSN: 0264-9993.
  6. N. A. Burney, M. Al-Ramadhan, and R. Al-Hajji (2017).  Socio-economic Determinants of Morbidity in Kuwait.  Journal of Social Sciences 44(2): 9 – 39. ISSN: 0253-1097.
  7. N.A. Burney, M. Alenezi, N. Al-Musallam, A. Al-Khayat (2016). The Demand for Medical Care Services: Evidence from Kuwait based on Households’ Out-of-Pocket Expenses.  Applied Economics 48(28): 2636 – 2650. ISSN: 0003-6846.
  8. N.A. Burney, J. Johnes, M. Al-Enezi, and M. Al-Musallam (2013).  The Efficiency of Public Schools: The Case of Kuwait.  Education Economics.  21(4): 360 – 379. ISSN: 0964-5292.
  9. M. Al-Enezi, N. A. Burney, J. Johnes, and M. Al-Musallam (2010).  An Assessment of Efficiency of Public Schools in Kuwait Using Data Envelopment Approach (DEA) and Tobit Regression.  Journal of Development and Economic Policies. 12(2): 7 – 33.  ISSN: 1561-0411.
  10. W. Awadh, M. Al-Enezi, S. Hamada, and N.A. Burney (2009).  An Analytical Study of Electricity Consumption Patterns in Kuwait for 2001 (in Arabic).  Economic Horizon. 29(115). ISSN: 1024-266X.
  11. N.A. Burney (2008).  Factor Substitution in Manufacturing Industries in Kuwait.  Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences.  15(2): 309 – 328. ISSN: 1029-855X.
  12. M. Al-Enezi, N.A. Burney, S. Hamada, W. Awadh (2007).  Peak-load Electricity Demand in Kuwait.  Economia Internazionale.  LX(3): 273 – 292. ISSN: 0012-981X.
  13. N.A. Burney, O.E. Mohammed, and N. Al-Mussallam (2006).  Productivity in Manufacturing Industries in Kuwait.  Economia Internazionale, LIX(1): 1-16. ISSN: 0012-981X.
  14. O.E. Mohammed and N.A. Burney (2006).  Petroleum Refining Industry: An Assessment of its Production Structure.  Australian Economic Papers, 45(1): 75-88. ISSN: 0004-900X.
  15. Y. Al-Wazzan, M. Safar, S. Ebrahim, N.A. Burney, and A. Mesri (2002).  Desalting of Subsurface Water using Spiral-wound Reverse Osmosis (RO) System: Technical and Economic Assessment.  Desalination, 143(1): 21-28. ISSN: 0011-9164.
  16. N.A. Burney and O.E. Mohammed (2002).  The Efficiency of the Public Education System in Kuwait.  Social Science Journal, 39(x), pp. 277-286. ISSN: 0362-3319.
  17. N.A. Burney, O.E. Mohammed, S. Hamada, and S. Fulaij (2002).  Electricity Consumption and Capacity Requirements in Kuwait.  Economic Horizon, 23(91): 11-45. ISSN: 1024-266X.
  18. N.A. Burney (2002).  Wagner’s Hypothesis: Evidence from Kuwait Using Cointegration Tests.  Applied Economics, 34(1): 49 – 57. ISSN: 0003-6846.
  19. N. Al-Mutairi and N.A. Burney (2002).  Factor Substitution, and Economies of Scale and Utilisation in Kuwait’s Crude Oil Industry.  Energy Economics, 24(3): 337-354. ISSN: 0140-9883.
  20. N.A. Burney and N. Al-Mutairi (2001).  Government Expenditure and Economic Growth: Further Evidence from Cross-country Analysis.  Economia Internazionale, LIV(4): November. ISSN: 0012-981X.
  21. N.A. Burney, A. Mukhopadhyay, N. Al-Mussallam, A. Akber, and E. Al-Awadi (2001).  Forecasting of Freshwater Demand in Kuwait.  The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 26(2B): 99 – 113. ISSN: 2193-567X.
  22. N.A. Burney and N. Al-Mussallam (2000).  Socio-Economic Development and Public Expenditure: Evidence from an Oil-Exporting Gulf Economy.  Journal of Energy & Development, XXVI(1): 77 – 108. ISSN: 0361-4476.
  23. A. Mukhopadhyay, A. Akber, E. Al-Awadi, and N.A. Burney (2000).  Analysis of Freshwater Consumption Pattern in Kuwait and its Implications for Water Management.  Water Resources Development, 16(4): 543–561.  ISSN: 0790-0627.
  24. Y. Al-Sultan, N.A. Burney, N. Al-Mussallam (2000).  KFAS’ Mechanism of Funding Research and Development: An Assessment.  R&D Management 30(2): 183 – 190. ISSN: 1467-9310.
  25. N.A. Burney and N. Al-Mussallam (2000).  Public Expenditure Growth in Kuwait.  Economic Horizons, 21(81): 11 – 32. ISSN: 1024-266X.
  26. S. Ebrahim, Y. Al-Wazzan, M. Safar, N.A. Burney, and A. Mesri Pilot (2000).  Pilot Study on Renovation of Subsurface Water using Reverse Osmosis Desalting System.  Desalination, 131(1-3): 315-324. ISSN: 0011-9164.
  27. N.A. Burney and N. Al-Mussallam (1999).  Wagner’s Law and Public Expenditure Growth in Kuwait.  OPEC Review, XXIII(2): 139-171. ISSN: 1753-0237.
  28. N.A. Burney, O.E. Mohammad, and M. A. Al-Ramadhan (1999).  Assessing the Cost of Relative Inefficiencies: The Case of the Public Health Care System in Kuwait.  International Social Science Review, 74(1/2): 20-37. ISSN: 0278-2308.
  29. N.A. Burney, S. Ebrahim, M. Abdel-Jawad, and S. Bou-Hamed (1999).  Seawater Pretreatment by Microfiltration: An Economic Assessment.  Water Resources Development, 15(3): 323-331. ISSN: 0790-0627.
  30. N.A. Burney (1998).  Economies of Scale and Utilisation in Electricity Generation in Kuwait.  Applied Economics, 30(6): 815-819. ISSN: 0003-6846.
  31. S. Ebrahim, S. Bou-Hamed M. Abdel-Jawad, and N.A. Burney (1997).  Microfiltration System as a Pretreatment for RO Unit: Technical and Economic Assessment.  Desalination, 109(2): 165-175. ISSN: 0011-9164.
  32. N.A. Burney (1996).  Stability Conditions in General Equilibrium Theory Under Variable Returns to Scale.  Academia Economic Papers, 24(2): 1 – 14. ISSN: 1018-161X.
  33. N.A. Burney (1996).  Exports and Economic Growth: Evidence from Cross-country Analysis.  Applied Economics Letters, 3(6): 369 – 373. ISSN: 1350-4851.
  34. N.A. Burney and F.T. Al-Matrouk (1996).  Energy Conservation in Electricity Generation: A Case Study of Electricity-water Industry in Kuwait.  Energy Economics, 18(1/2): 69 – 79. ISSN: 0140-9883.
  35. N.A. Burney (1995).  Socio-economic Development and Electricity Consumption: A Cross-country Analysis Using Random Coefficient Method.  Energy Economics, 17(3): 185 – 195. ISSN: 0140-9883.
  36. N. Al-Mutairi and N.A. Burney (1995).  Demand for Electricity in Kuwait.  Journal of King Saud University – Administrative Sciences, 7(1): 3 – 17. ISSN: 1018-3582.
  37. N.A. Burney and M. Irfan (1995).  Determinants of Child School-enrolement: Evidence From a Developing Country Using Choice-theoretic Approach.  International Journal of Social Economics, 22(1): 24 – 40. ISSN: 0306-8293.
  38. N.A. Burney and N. Al-Mutairi (1994).  Demand for Public Utilities and Social Services in Kuwait.  OPEC Review, XVIII(4): 455 – 466. ISSN: 1753-0237.
  39. N.A. Burney and N. Al-Mutairi (1993).  Household Consumption Patterns in Kuwait.  The Middle East Business and Economic Review, 5(2): 1 – 12. ISSN: 1035-3704.
  40. N.A. Burney and N. Akhtar (1992).  Government Budget Deficits and Exchange Rate Determination: Evidence from Pakistan.  The Pakistan Development Review, 31(4): 871 – 880. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  41. N.A. Burney and A.H. Khan (1992).  Household Size, Its Composition, and Consumption Pattern in Pakistan:  An Empirical Analysis Using Micro Data.  The Indian Economic Review, XXVI(1): 57 – 72. ISSN: 0019-4670.
  42. N.A. Burney and A.H. Khan (1992).  Socio-economic Characteristics and Household Savings: An Analysis of Household Saving Behaviour in Pakistan.  The Pakistan Development Review, 31(1): 31 – 48. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  43. N.A. Burney and M. Akmal (1991).  Food Demand in Pakistan: An Application of the Extended Linear Expenditure System.  Journal of Agricultural Economics, 42(2): 85 – 195. ISSN: 1477-9552.
  44. N.A. Burney and A.H. Khan (1991).  Household Consumption Patterns in Pakistan: An Urban-Rural Comparison Using Micro Data.  The Pakistan Development Review, 30(2): 145 – 171. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  45. N.A. Burney (1991). Economic Self-reliance: The Question of Foreign Debt.  Strategic Perspectives, 1(1): 68 – 79. ISSN: Not Available.
  46. N.A. Burney and M. Irfan (1991).  Parental Characteristics, Supply of Schools, and Child School-enrolment in Pakistan.  The Pakistan Development Review, 30(1): 21 – 62. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  47. N.A. Burney (1990).  The Persian Gulf Crisis: Impact on Pakistan’s Economy.  Strategic Studies, XIV(1/2): 56 – 66. ISSN: Not Available.
  48. N.A. Burney and M. Akmal (1990).  Expected Inflation Rate, Its Variability, and Desired Real Money Demand in Pakistan: Some Alternative Results Using Non-linear Least Squares Method.  Pakistan Economic and Social Review, XXVIII(1): 69 – 87. ISSN: 1011-002X.
  49. N.A. Burney and N. Akhtar (1990).  Fuel Demand Elasticities in Pakistan: An Analysis of Household Expenditure on Fuels Using Micro Data.  The Pakistan Development Review, 27(2): 155 – 174. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  50. N.A. Burney and A. Yasmeen (1989).  Government Budget Deficits and Interest Rates: An Empirical Analysis for Pakistan.  The Pakistan Development Review, 28(4): 971 – 978. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  51. N.A. Burney (1988).  Determinants of Debt Problems in Pakistan and its Debt-Servicing Capacity.  The Pakistan Development Review, 27(4): 805 – 816. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  52. N.A. Burney (1988). The Rybczynski and Stolper-Samuelson Theorems in the Presence of External Economies of Scale.  Australian Economic Papers, 27(50): 111 – 127. ISSN: 0004-900X.
  53. N.A. Burney (1987).  Worker’s Remittances from Middle East and their Effects on Pakistan’s Economy.  The Pakistan Development Review, 26(3): 745 – 761. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  54. N.A. Burney (1987).  Unilateral International Transfers and Their Effects on the Welfare of the Recipient and the Donor Countries.  The Pakistan Development Review, 26(2): 135 – 160. ISSN: 0030-9729.
  55. N.A. Burney (1986).  Sources of Pakistan’s Economic Growth.  The Pakistan Development Review, 25(4): 573 – 587. ISSN: 0030-9729.

Books

  1. Z. Mahmood, A. Hussain, N. Burney, and M. Ramadhan (2004).  Impact of WTO’s Agreement on Trade in Services for the Banking Sector in the State of Kuwait.  Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, Kuwait.

Chapters in Books

  1. A Macroeconomic Analysis of the Impact of Worker’s Remittances from the Middle East on Pakistan’s Economy.  Chapter 7 in Rashid Amjad, ed.  To Gulf and Back: Studies on the Economic Impact of Asian Labour Migration.  ILO/ARTEP.  New Delhi. 1989.  (Working Paper No. 8. ILO/ARTEP).
  2. The Distributional Effects of Land Reforms in Pakistan.  (co-author).  Chapter 10 in Naqvi et al.  Structural Change in Pakistan’s Agriculture.  Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 1989.

Monographs

  1. Kuwait Competitive Report (Kuwait National Competitiveness Committee): 2009/2010. Co-author.  College of Business Administration, Kuwait University, Kuwait. 
  2. Kuwait Competitive Report (Kuwait National Competitiveness Committee): 2008/2009. Co-author.  College of Business Administration, Kuwait University, Kuwait. 
  3. Kuwait Competitive Report (Kuwait National Competitiveness Committee): 2007/2008. Co-author.  College of Business Administration, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
  4. Kuwait Competitive Report (Kuwait National Competitiveness Committee): 2006/2007. Co-author.  College of Business Administration, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
  5. The P.I.D.E. Econometric Model of Pakistan Economy: 1959/60-1978/79.  (co-author).  The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.  September 1982. 
  6. The Relationship Between Real and the Monetary Sectors: A Case Study of the            Econometric Model for Pakistan.  Research Report No. 134.  Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.  January 1982.
  7. Quota Restrictions, Tariffs, and the Scarcity Premium on Licences.  (co-author).  Statistical Paper No. 2.  Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.  June 1981.

Conference/Working Papers

  1. A. Alawadhi, S. Holly, and N.A. Burney (2016).  Upgrading Refinery Capacity in Kuwait: An Assessment of Effectiveness of the Plan to Counter Effects of Fluctuations in Oil Prices.  7th Annual Gulf Research Meeting; August 16 – 19, 2016.  Gulf Research Center Cambridge.  Cambridge, U.K.
  2. A. Alawadhi, S. Holly, and N.A. Burney (2016).  Declining Oil Prices and Kuwait’s Economic Performance.  Economic Research Forum (ERF) Conference ‘Oil, Middle East, and the Global Economy’ April 1 – 2, 2016.  USC Dornsife Institute for New Economic Thinking, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, U.S.A.
  3. N. A. Burney, S. Holly, and A. Alawadhi (2015).  Kuwait’s Economic Outlook: Policy Options to Counter Low Oil Price.  Workshop: Macroeconomic Models for Economic Planning and Policy Reform.  Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. October.
  4. N. A. Burney. (2014). Macroeconomic Models: KISR Experience and Future Plans.  Invited Speaker.  Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Workshop on Employment Planning for Achieving Macro/Sectoral Targets.  Organized by Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD), Government of Kuwait, Kuwait.  January.
  5. S. Ebrahim, Y. Al-Wazzan, M. Safar, N.A. Burney, and A. Al-Mesri (2000). Pilot Study on Renovation of Subsurface Water Using a Reverse Osmosis Desalting System.  Presented at the Conference on Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production, Paris, France, 3-6 October 2000.
  6. A. Al-Homoud and N.A. Burney (1996).  Prospects and Problems of Restructuring/Privatizing Electricity Supply Industry in Kuwait.  Paper presented at Workshop on Restructuring and Privatizing Electric Power Industries; in Ankara (Turkey), June 11-13, 1996.  Organized by Committee on Energy, Economic and Social Council, United Nations.
  7. N.A. Burney and F.T. Al-Matrouk (1995).  Energy Conservation in Electricity Generation: A Case Study of Electricity-Water Industry in Kuwait.  Techno-Economics Division, Working Paper No. 2, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research,  Kuwait.  April
  8. M.I. Jazzaf and N.A. Burney (1994).  Financial Implications of Iraqi Invasion and Privatization in the State of Kuwait.  Paper presented at the International Conference on the Effects of the Iraqi Agression on the State of Kuwait, Hotel Le Meriden, April 2 – 6, 1994, Kuwait.  Journal of Gulf Studies and the Arabian Peninsula (Forthcoming).  Special Issue.