From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Ownership of reforms by citizens is often presented as important for success. This paper explores media engagement and support for economic reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries using text analysis techniques on publicly available sourc...

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Main Authors:	Arezki, Rabah, Belmejdoub, Oussama, Diab, Bilal, Kalla, Samira, Nguyen, Ha, Saif, Abdulla, Yotzov, Ivan
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	ECONOMIC REFORM SENTIMENT OWNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS MEDIA GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL PARTICIPATION IN REFORM PUBLIC SUPPORT WEB-SCRAPING DATA BIG DATA SOURCES REAL TIME PUBLIC SENTIMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOW
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099533106152219543/IDU0ab424d070347e0498f0b52208fdff6c39f1f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37568

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spelling	okr-10986-375682022-06-18T05:10:39Z From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Arezki, Rabah Belmejdoub, Oussama Diab, Bilal Kalla, Samira Nguyen, Ha Saif, Abdulla Yotzov, Ivan ECONOMIC REFORM SENTIMENT OWNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS MEDIA GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL PARTICIPATION IN REFORM PUBLIC SUPPORT WEB-SCRAPING DATA BIG DATA SOURCES REAL TIME PUBLIC SENTIMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOW Ownership of reforms by citizens is often presented as important for success. This paper explores media engagement and support for economic reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries using text analysis techniques on publicly available sources. The results show that while reform efforts have intensified in recent years in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, these efforts tend to focus on stronger rather than weaker policy areas, potentially limiting the growth-enhancing effect of reforms. Social media analysis using Twitter shows that the population's support for reforms has been declining. The analysis of traditional news media points to more engagement by international than by local media. However, sentiment from international media is less positive about economic reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Sentiment in international media and social media matters, as evidenced by its positive and strong correlation with foreign direct investment inflows into the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. 2022-06-17T19:42:21Z 2022-06-17T19:42:21Z 2022-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099533106152219543/IDU0ab424d070347e0498f0b52208fdff6c39f1f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37568 English Policy Research Working Papers;10090 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
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topic	ECONOMIC REFORM SENTIMENT OWNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS MEDIA GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL PARTICIPATION IN REFORM PUBLIC SUPPORT WEB-SCRAPING DATA BIG DATA SOURCES REAL TIME PUBLIC SENTIMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOW
spellingShingle	ECONOMIC REFORM SENTIMENT OWNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS MEDIA GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL PARTICIPATION IN REFORM PUBLIC SUPPORT WEB-SCRAPING DATA BIG DATA SOURCES REAL TIME PUBLIC SENTIMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOW Arezki, Rabah Belmejdoub, Oussama Diab, Bilal Kalla, Samira Nguyen, Ha Saif, Abdulla Yotzov, Ivan From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
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description	Ownership of reforms by citizens is often presented as important for success. This paper explores media engagement and support for economic reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries using text analysis techniques on publicly available sources. The results show that while reform efforts have intensified in recent years in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, these efforts tend to focus on stronger rather than weaker policy areas, potentially limiting the growth-enhancing effect of reforms. Social media analysis using Twitter shows that the population's support for reforms has been declining. The analysis of traditional news media points to more engagement by international than by local media. However, sentiment from international media is less positive about economic reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Sentiment in international media and social media matters, as evidenced by its positive and strong correlation with foreign direct investment inflows into the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
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author	Arezki, Rabah Belmejdoub, Oussama Diab, Bilal Kalla, Samira Nguyen, Ha Saif, Abdulla Yotzov, Ivan
author_facet	Arezki, Rabah Belmejdoub, Oussama Diab, Bilal Kalla, Samira Nguyen, Ha Saif, Abdulla Yotzov, Ivan
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title	From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_short	From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_full	From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_fullStr	From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_full_unstemmed	From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_sort	from #hashtags to legislation : engagement and support for economic reforms in the gulf cooperation council countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099533106152219543/IDU0ab424d070347e0498f0b52208fdff6c39f1f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37568
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From #Hashtags to Legislation : Engagement and Support for Economic Reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

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