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Abdulelah Alrasheedy

Abdulelah Alrasheedy is a Research Scholar at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and an economic researcher at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA). He completed a Master’s degree in economics (monetary policy) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In Spring 2017, he received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Dr. Alrasheedy specializes in both monetary policy and unemployment in emerging economies.

Research Scholar and Economist at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)

Publications

Modern Money and the War Treasury

Using historical sources, we attempt to unravel and elucidate the economic worldview held by the United States Treasury Department during World War II. We analyze the Treasury’s view of taxation, bond sales, and interest rates.