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The Irrational Observer

Economics, observed.

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Rational models.
Human decisions.

Some economic questions begin with data. Others begin with a bill, a conversation or a decision I find myself reconsidering. I write about both, connecting everyday experience with broader questions about markets and policy.

The Irrational Observer includes me. Understanding a bias is no guarantee of escaping it.

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Writing since 2014 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The essays

  • Driving Electric in Riyadh: The Bill and the Behaviour

    Sep. 2026

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  • Inequality And The Deception of Growth

    Feb. 2019

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  • The Hopes and Perils of a Pegged Currency: Saudi & US

    Jan. 2019

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  • My trip to an Auto Repair Shop and Experience with Asymmetric Information

    Dec. 2017

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  • Saudi 2018 Budget: Why it is Better for the Saudi Economy

    Dec. 2017

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  • Wage determinants II: Gender & Race

    Sep. 2017

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  • Wage Determinants I: Gender Wage Gap

    Sep. 2017

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  • Saudi Population 2017: Pyramids & Employment

    Jun. 2017

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  • Saudi GDP II : Productivity & Capital Stock

    May. 2017

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  • SAUDI GDP: Using R visualization

    May. 2017

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  • The white tax on undeveloped land in Saudi Arabia has been implemented.

    Apr. 2017

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  • Understanding the Oil and Saudi Dilemma

    Mar. 2016

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  • Why is medicine expensive and should it be any different?

    Dec. 2014

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  • The Unemployment Paradox

    Dec. 2014

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  • Short term effect on the average consumer as oil prices drop. (Theoretical approach)

    Dec. 2014

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The Irrational Observer
Economics, observed.

By Abdulelah Darandary
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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