Mohamed Moutii
Mohamed Moutii is a Research Associate with the Arab Center for Research, a Research Fellow with the Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issues (IREFeurope), and a member of the Ibn Khaldun Initiative for Free Thoughts. He has translated numerous works from English to Arabic, contributing to the spread of free-market literature in the Arabic-speaking world, while also contributing original articles, analyses, and reports with various Western and Arab think tanks.
-
•
California’s Billionaire Tax Is Backfiring Before It Begins
California’s proposed wealth tax promises billions in new revenue. But early evidence suggests it will ultimately cost the state far more in investment, entrepreneurship, and future tax receipts.
-
•
Are OPEC’s Days of Dominance Over? Why the Cartel Is Cracking
Once a dominant force in global energy markets, OPEC is facing growing fragmentation from within and intensifying competition from without.
-
•
Europe’s Green Deal Is Unraveling
Europe’s centrally planned climate agenda has collided with economic reality, weakening growth and fueling political backlash.
-
•
Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.
-
•
Mega-Events, Minimal Returns: The High Cost of Hosting Global Spectacles
Olympics and World Cups are sold as drivers of jobs and tourism, but data show they often produce financial losses and crowd out better investments.
-
•
California’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought—It’s Bad Policy
Decades of subsidies, mispricing, and politically protected water allocations have left households paying the highest costs while agriculture wastes the most.
-
•
‘The Last Generation of Freedom’? The Quiet Growth of Global Surveillance Culture
Democracies are adopting authoritarian tools and cracking down on dissent. Technologies that once empowered citizens are now consolidating control.
-
•
How Germany Became the World’s Worst-Performing Economy
Once Europe’s economic engine, Germany now faces stagnation, soaring labor costs, and a crushing welfare burden of one pensioner for every two workers.
-
•
Europe’s Precautionary Principle Is Killing the Next Big Thing
Entrepreneurs can’t reach for the future of innovation if they face the near-impossible burden of proving zero risk.
-
•
Deporting Millions Won’t Boost the Economy — and Chaos is Costly
Mass deportations are driving up deficits and disrupting labor markets. The human and institutional costs might be still higher.
-
•
California’s Billionaire Tax Is Backfiring Before It Begins
California’s proposed wealth tax promises billions in new revenue. But early evidence suggests it will ultimately cost the state far more in investment, entrepreneurship, and future tax receipts.
-
•
Are OPEC’s Days of Dominance Over? Why the Cartel Is Cracking
Once a dominant force in global energy markets, OPEC is facing growing fragmentation from within and intensifying competition from without.
-
•
Europe’s Green Deal Is Unraveling
Europe’s centrally planned climate agenda has collided with economic reality, weakening growth and fueling political backlash.
-
•
Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.
-
•
Mega-Events, Minimal Returns: The High Cost of Hosting Global Spectacles
Olympics and World Cups are sold as drivers of jobs and tourism, but data show they often produce financial losses and crowd out better investments.
-
•
California’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought—It’s Bad Policy
Decades of subsidies, mispricing, and politically protected water allocations have left households paying the highest costs while agriculture wastes the most.
-
•
‘The Last Generation of Freedom’? The Quiet Growth of Global Surveillance Culture
Democracies are adopting authoritarian tools and cracking down on dissent. Technologies that once empowered citizens are now consolidating control.
-
•
How Germany Became the World’s Worst-Performing Economy
Once Europe’s economic engine, Germany now faces stagnation, soaring labor costs, and a crushing welfare burden of one pensioner for every two workers.
-
•
Europe’s Precautionary Principle Is Killing the Next Big Thing
Entrepreneurs can’t reach for the future of innovation if they face the near-impossible burden of proving zero risk.
-
•
Deporting Millions Won’t Boost the Economy — and Chaos is Costly
Mass deportations are driving up deficits and disrupting labor markets. The human and institutional costs might be still higher.