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ROBERT E. LOONEY

Naval Postgraduate SchoolNational Security Affairs NS/LxMonterey, CA 93943(831) 656-3484relooney@nps.edu

EducationPh.D. Economics, University of California, Davis, 1969

B.S. Chemistry, University of California, Davis, 1963

ExperienceProfessor of Economics, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of National Security Affairs,Monterey, CA, 1986-present.

Associate Chairman for Instruction for National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School,1999-2004.

Associate Professor of Economics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 1979-1986.

Professor of Economics, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, 1977-79.

Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, 1973-77.

International Economist, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA, 1969-73.

AwardsDepartment of the Navy, Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2004.

Department of National Security Affairs Research Award, 1992.

Editorial BoardsBoard of Editors, International Journal of World Peace

Board of Editors, Journal of Third World Studies.

International Board of Editorial Consultants, Political Crossroads.

Executive Board of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, Rutgers University.

BooksLooney, R.E., The Pakistani Economy: Economic Growth and Structural Reform (Greenwich, CT:Praeger Publishers, 1997).

Looney, R.E., The Economics of Third World Defense Expenditures, with a Foreword by CharlesWolf (Greenwich CT: JAI Press, 1995).

Looney, R.E. and Winterford, David, The Economic Causes and Consequences of DefenseExpenditures in the Middle East and South Asia, with a Foreword by Steve Chan (Boulder,Colorado: Westview Press, 1994).

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Looney, R.E., Manpower Policies and Development in the Arab Gulf Region (New York: PraegerPublishers, 1994).

Looney, R.E., Industrialization in the Arabian Gulf, with a Foreword by C.A. Sinclair (GreenwichConn.: JAI Press, 1994).

Looney, R.E., Economic Development in Saudi Arabia: Consequences of the Oil Price Decline,with a Foreword by Raymond Mikesell (Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press, 1990).

Looney, R.E., Third World Military Expenditures and Arms Production, with a Foreword byRobert West (London: Macmillan, 1988).

Looney, R.E., The Political Economy of Latin American Defense Expenditures, with a Forewordby Martin Needler (Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books, 1986).

Looney, R.E., Economic Policy Making in Mexico, with a Foreword by Abel Beltran del Rio(Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1985).

Looney, R.E., The Jamaican Economy in the 1980s, with a Foreword by Carl Stone (Boulder,Colorado: Westview Press, 1985).

Looney, R.E., Developments Alternatives of Mexico (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1982).

Looney, R.E., Economic Origins of the Iranian Revolution, with a Foreword by JahangirAmuzegar (New York: Pergamon Press, 1982).

Looney, R.E., Saudi Arabia's Growth Potential (Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books, 1981).

Looney, R.E., Mexico's Economy: A Policy Analysis with Forecasts to 1990 (Boulder, Colorado:Westview Press 1978).

Looney, R.E., The Economic Consequences of World Inflation on Semi-Dependent Countries(Washington: University Press of America, 1978).

Looney, R.E. Iran at the End of the Century: An Hegelian Forecast (Lexington, Mass: LexingtonBooks, 1977).

Looney, R.E., A Development Strategy for Iran (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1977).

Looney, R.E., The Economic Development of Panama (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1975).

Looney, R.E., The Economic Development of Iran: A Recent Survey With Predictions to 1981(New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973).

Looney, R.E., Income Distribution Policies and Economic Growth in Semi-IndustrializedCountries (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973).

Journal ArticlesLooney, R.E., “Sustaining Economic Expansion in Pakistan in an Era of Energy Shortfalls:Growth Options to 2035,” OPEC Review, 2007.

Looney, R.E., McNab, R., and Frederiksen, P.C., “Introduction to the Special Issue on DefenseIndustries,” Review of Financial Economics,” 2007.

Looney, R.E. and McNab, R., “Can Economic Liberalization and Improved Governance Alter TheDefense-Growth Trade-Off?” Review of Financial Economics, 2007.

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Looney, R.E., "The Arab World's Uncomfortable Experience With Globalization: Review Essay,”Middle East Journal vol. 61, no. 2, Spring 2007, pp. 341-345.

Looney, R.E., "The Iranian Oil Bourse: A Threat to Dollar Supremacy?" Challenge, vol. 50, no. 2,March-April 2007, pp. 86-109.

Looney, R.E., "The Economics of a Loose Iraqi Federation, Journal of South Asian and MiddleEastern Studies, vol. XXX, no. 2 Winter 2007, pp. 1-25.

Looney, R.E., "The Iraqi Impasse: Sustaining Economic Reconstruction during War-Time,"International Journal of World Peace, vol. XXIII, No. 4, December 2006.

Looney, R.E., "Economic Consequences of Conflict: The Rise of Iraq's Informal Economy,”Journal of Economic Issues, vol. XL, no. 4, December 2006.

Looney, R.E., "Can Iraq Overcome the Oil Curse?" World Economics vol. 7, no. 1,January/March 2006.

Looney, R.E., "The IMF's Return to Iraq," Challenge vol. 49, no. 3, May/June 2006, pp. 68-82.

Looney, R.E., "Iraq's Shadow Economy," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche eCommerciali, vol. LII, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 561-579.

Looney, R.E., "Socio-Economic Strategies to Counter Extremism in Iraq," Journal of South Asianand Middle Eastern Studies, vol. XXIX, no. 2, Winter 2006, pp. 21-44.

Looney, R.E., "Why has the Middle East been so Slow to Globalize?” Review of Middle EastEconomics and Finance, December 2005, pp. 173-202.

Looney, R.E., "The Business of Insurgency: The Expansion of Iraq's Shadow Economy," TheNational Interest 81, Fall 2005, pp. 67-72.

Looney, R.E., "Profiles of Corruption in the Middle East,” Journal of South Asian and MiddleEastern Studies, vol. 28, no.4, Summer 2005, pp.1-20.

Looney, R.E., "The Economics of Coping: The Plight of Women in Iraq's Informal Economy,"Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, vol. 30, no. 3, Fall 2005, pp. 285-303.

Looney, R.E., "US Middle East Economic Policy: The Use of Free Trade Areas in the War onTerrorism," Mediterranean Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer 2005, pp.102-117.

Looney, R.E., "Postwar Iraq's Financial System," Middle East Policy, vol. XII, no. 1, Spring 2005.

Looney, R.E., "Middle East Reform Initiatives: A Stage Theory Perspective," InternationalJournal of World Peace, vol. 22, no. 1, March 2005, pp.18-34, with a Commentary by MortonKaplan.

Looney, R.E., "Reform Initiatives for Iraq and the Middle East: The Search for What Works,"Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, Fall 2004, pp. 1-33.

Looney, R.E., "Failed Economic Take-Offs and Terrorism in Pakistan: Conceptualizing a ProperRole for U.S. Assistance," Asia Survey, November/December 2004, vol. XLIV, no. 6, pp. 771-793.

Looney, R.E., "The Cancun Conundrum: What Future for the World Trade Organization,” Journalof Third World Studies, Fall 2004.

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Looney, R.E., "The Role of Foreign Aid in the War on Terrorism: Examples from Pakistan,"Political Crossroads 10/11, 2003/04, pp. 5-18.

Looney, R.E., "A Return to Ba'thist Economics? Escaping Vicious Circles in Iraq," Orient, vol. 45,no. 3, 2004, pp 385-400.

Looney, R.E.,"The Saudi Arabian Quandary: The Economy's Inability to Sustain Growth," METUStudies in Development, vol. 31, no. 1, June 2004, pp 71-92.

Looney, R.E., "The Viability of Economic Shock Therapy in Iraq," Challenge, vol. 47, no. 5,September-October 2004, pp. 86-103.

Looney, R.E., "An Assessment of Relative Globalization in Asia during the 1980s and 1990s,"Journal of Asian Economics vol. 15, no. 2, April 2004, pp 267-286, with P.C. Frederiksen.

Looney, R.E., "DARPA's Policy Analysis Market for Intelligence: Outside the Box or Off theWall?” International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence, vol. 17, no. 3, Fall 2004,pp.405-419.

Looney, R.E., "Iraq's Future: Will Oil Be a Blessing or Curse?" The Middle East Business andEconomic Review, vol. 16, no. 1, June 2004, pp. 15-29

Looney, R.E., "Saudization: A Useful Tool in the Kingdom's Battle Against Unemployment?”Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Spring, 2004.

Looney, R.E., "Thaksinomics: A New Asian Paradigm?" Journal of Social, Political and EconomicStudies, Spring 2004.

Looney, R.E., "Petroeuros: A Threat to U.S. Interests in the Gulf?” Middle East Policy, Spring,2004.

Looney, R.E., "Oil Prices and the Iraq War: Market Interpretations of Military Developments,"The Journal of Energy and Development, Autumn, 2003.

Looney, R.E., "The Neoliberal Model's Planned Role in Iraq's Economic Transformation,” MiddleEast Journal, Autumn 2003.

Looney, R.E., "Reforming Pakistan's Educational System: The Challenge of the Madrassas," TheJournal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Fall 2003.

Looney, R.E., "Bean Counting in Baghdad: Debt, Reparations, Reconstruction and Resources,"Middle East Review of International Affairs, vol. 7, no. 3, September 2003, pp.60-72.

Looney, R.E., "A Monetary/Exchange Rate Strategy for the Reconstruction of Iraq," Middle EastPolicy, vol. 10, no. 3, Fall 2003, pp 33-42.

Looney, R.E., "Problems in Using International Trade to Counter Terrorism: The Case ofPakistan,” Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, vol. 26, no. 4 Summer 2003, pp.1-10.

Looney, R.E., "The Gulf Co-operation Council's Cautious Approach to Economic Integration,"Journal of Economic Cooperation, April 2003, pp. 137-160.

Looney, R.E., "Hawala: The Terrorist's Financial Mechanism," Middle East Policy, Spring 2003.

Looney, R.E., "Oil Price Shocks and Globalization: Is there a Connection?” OPEC Review,September 2002.

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Looney, R.E. Schrady, David, and Brown, Ronald, "Estimating the Economic Benefits ofForward-Engaged Naval Forces," Interfaces, July/August 2001.

Looney, R.E. and Frederiksen, P.C., "The Effect of Declining Military Influence on DefenseBudgets in Latin America," Armed Forces and Society, Spring 2000.

Looney, R.E., "Private Sector Investment in Pakistani Agriculture: The Role of InfrastructuralInvestment," Journal of Developing Societies, September 1999.

Looney, R.E., "Government Investment In Manufacturing: Stimulus or Hindrance to Pakistan'sPrivate Sector?” International Journal of Social Economics, 1999, vol. 26, no.2.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Rail Track Expansion in Developing Countries in the1980s," Logistics and Transport Review, vol. 34, no. 2, 1998.

Looney, R.E., "Factors Affecting the Expansion of Telephone Lines in Developing Countries WithSpecial Reference to Pakistan and the Asia Pacific Region,” Asian Economic Journal, March1998.

Looney, R.E., Fredericksen, P.C., Worley, George, and Schaub, Michael, "Prerequisites forSuccessful Fiscal Reform: Some Preliminary Results" Journal of Public Budgeting, Accountingand Financial Management, Winter 1998.

Looney, R.E., "The Growth and Decline of Pakistan's Rail System," International Journal ofTransport Economics, October 1997.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Macroeconomic Stabilization in Pakistan: A Test of theMilitary Keynesianism Hypothesis," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali,September 1998.

Looney, R.E., "Foreign Capital Flows and Defense Expenditures: Patters of Causation andConstraint in Pakistan,” Canadian Journal of Development Studies, vol. XIX, no. 1, 1998.

Looney, R.E., "Telecommunications Policy in Pakistan," Telematics and Informaticsl 15, 1998.

Looney, R.E., "Factors Affecting Rail Traffic in Pakistan," International Journal of TransportEconomics, June 1997.

Looney, R.E., "Pakistan's Progress Towards Economic Freedom," Contemporary South Asia,1997, vol. 6, no. 1.

Looney, R.E., "Rail and Road Transport in Pakistan: Competitive or Complementary?"Government College Economic Journal, vol. XXX, nos. 1&2, 1997.

Looney, R.E., "Infrastructure and Private Sector Investment in Pakistan," Journal of AsianEconomics, vol. 8, no. 3, 1997.

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia's Evolving Growth Mechanism: Patterns Derived from CointegrationAnalysis," OPEC Review, September 1997.

Looney, R.E., "Government Investment and Follow-on Private Sector Investment in Pakistan,1972-1995,” Journal of Economic Development, June 1997.

Looney, R.E., "Diminishing Returns and Policy Options in a Rentier State: Economic Reform andRegime Legitimacy in Saudi Arabia," Political Crossroads, vol. 5, nos. 1&2, 1997.

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Looney, R.E., "Excessive Defense Expenditures and Economic Stabilization: The Case ofPakistan," Journal of Policy Modeling, August 1997.

Looney, R.E., "Financial Innovation in an Islamic Setting: The Case of Pakistan," Journal ofSouth Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Summer 1996.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Budgetary Patterns in Selected Middle Eastern andMediterranean Countries: An Assessment," Public Budgeting and Financial Management, Spring1996.

Looney, R.E., "Pakistani Defense Expenditures and the Macroeconomy: Alternative Strategies tothe Year 2000," Contemporary South Asia, vol. 4, no. 3, 1995.

Looney, R.E., "Financial Development and Private Sector Investment in Pakistani Manufacturing:Demand-Following or Supply-Leading Finance," Journal of Developing Societies, vol. XI, no. 1,1995.

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia's Economic Challenge,” Japanese Institute of Middle EasternEconomies Review, Autumn 1996.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "A Note on Defense Budgets and Economic Growth:Developing Countries in the 1980s," Journal of International and Comparative Economics, 1995.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Privatization of Public Sector Enterprises in Pakistan:Prospects for Reducing Regional Imbalances," Review of Urban and Regional DevelopmentStudies, July 1995.

Looney, R.E., "Macroeconomic Constraints on Private Sector Investment in Pakistan,” MiddleEast Technical University, Studies in Development, vol. 22, no. 4, 1995.

Looney, R.E., "A Post-Keynesian Assessment of Alternative Saudi Arabian Austerity Strategies,"Kuwait University Journal of the Social Sciences, Autumn, 1995.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Savings in Pakistan: Do Allocations to the MilitaryReduce National Savings?" Development and Savings, vol. XIX, no. 2, 1995.

Looney, R.E., "Public Sector Deficits and Private Investment: A Test of the Crowding-outHypothesis in Pakistan's Manufacturing Industry,” Pakistan Development Review, Autumn 1995.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Constraints on Pakistan's Industrial Development: A Testof the Infrastructural Bottleneck Hypothesis,” Third World Planning Review, February 1995.

Looney, R.E., "Pakistan: Energy Development and Economic Growth in the 1980s," OPECReview, Summer 1995.

Looney, R.E., "Leading Sectors in Economic Development: The Role of Manufacturing inPakistan's Recent Expansion," South Asia, vol. XVII, no. 2, 1995.

Looney, R.E., "Pakistan: Defense Expenditures and External Debt: Patterns of Causation andConstraint," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, vol. 42, no. 7-8,July/August 1995.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "Budgetary Consequences of Defense Expenditures inPakistan: Short-Run Impacts and Long-Run Adjustments," Journal of Peace Research, vol. 31,no. 3, 1994.

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Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures in Pakistan: A Source of Stimulus for or Competition Withthe Private Sector?” Government College Economic Journal, vol XXVII, nos. 1 and 2, 1994.

Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Defense Expenditures on Industrial Development in the ArabGulf," Middle Eastern Studies, April 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Pakistan's Textile Sector: Competitive Pressures and Patterns of RelativeEfficiency," Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Summer 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures, Investment and Crowding Out: Problems of CapitalFormation in Pakistani Manufacturing," Journal of Third World Studies, Fall 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Profiles of Regional Efficiency in Pakistan: A Comparison of Public and PrivateSector Manufacturing Firms," Public Enterprise 14:3-4, 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Government Planning in a Small Economy: Factors limiting the IndustrialDiversification Efforts of Qatar" United Nations, Industry and Development 32, 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Socio-Economic Development in the Middle East andSouth Asia: A Factor Analytic Approach,” Kuwait University Journal of the Social Sciences,Autumn/Winter 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Manufacturing's Contribution to Pakistan's Economic Expansion,” DevelopmentPolicy Review, December 1994.

Looney, R.E., "The Economic Consequences of Defense Expenditures in the Middle East," METUStudies in Development 21:1, 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Budgetary Dilemmas in Pakistan," Asian Survey, May 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Factor Efficiency in Pakistani Industry: The Infuence of Private vs. PublicOwnership in Affecting Capital and Labor Productivity," Rivista Internazionale di ScienzeEconomiche e Commerciali 41:5, 1994.

Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Infrastructure on Pakistan's Agriculture,” Journal of DevelopingAreas, July 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures, Allocations for Development and Debt Servicing: anAnalysis of Pakistani Budgetary Priorities, 1976-1992," Journal of South Asian and MiddleEastern Studies, Summer 1994.

Looney, R.E., "Foreign Workers and the Provision of Public Services: The Case of Kuwait,"International Journal of Social Economics, vol 20, no. 1, 1993.

Looney, R.E., "Human Capital Development in the UAE: Analysis of the Budgetary Conflicts inan Era of Austerity," Public Budgeting and Financial Management, vol. 5, no. 3, 1993.

Looney, R.E., "Government Expenditures and Third World Economic Growth in the 1980s: TheImpact of Defense Expenditures," Canadian Journal of Development Studies, vol. XIV, no. 1,1993.

Looney, R.E. and Winterford, David, "Public Sector Investment in Energy: Budgetary Constraintsand Trade-Offs in Pakistan," Resources Policy, June 1993.

Looney, R.E., "Budgetary Balance and Private Sector Activity in Pakistan: The Net Impact ofDefense Expenditures on Investment in Manufacturing" Journal of Economics andAdministrative Studies, vol. 6, nos. 1&2, 1992.

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Looney, R.E., "The Budgetary Impact of Defense Expenditures in the Middle East," The MiddleEast Business and Economic Review, 1993.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Economic Performance in South Asia: Tests ofCausality and Interdependence,” Conflict Management and Peace Science, 1992.

Looney, R.E., "The Gulf War and the Price of Oil: Prospects for the Medium Term," Journal ofSocial, Political and Economic Studies, Fall/Winter 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Real or Illusory Growth in an Oil Based Economy: Government Expenditures andPrivate Sector Investment in Saudi Arabia,” World Development, September 1992.

Looney, R.E., "The Evolution of Arab Industrial Diversification: Differential Impacts of Post1973/74 Governmental Expenditures,” Kuwait University Journal of the Social Sciences, vol. 20,nos. 3/4, Winter 1992.

Looney, R.E., "An Assessment of Pakistan's Attempts at Economic Reform," Journal of SouthAsian and Middle Eastern Affairs, Spring 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Public Investment in Transport: A Test of the Hicks-Kubisch Thesis for SaudiArabia," International Journal of Transport Economics, February 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Deducing Budgetary Priorities in Saudi Arabia: The Impact of DefenseExpenditures on Allocations to Socio-Economic Programs,” Public Budgeting and FinancialManagement, vol. 4, no. 2, 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Employment Creation in an Oil-Based Economy: Kuwait,” Middle Eastern Studies,July 1992. Reprinted in Tim Niblock and Rodney Wilson, The Political Economy of the MiddleEast (London: Edward Elgar, 1999).

Looney, R.E. and Winterford, David, "Patterns of Arab Gulf Exports: Implications for IndustrialDiversification of Increased Inter-Arab Trade,” Orient, vol. 33, no. 4, 1992.

Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Military Expenditures on Human Capital Development in the ArabWorld," International Journal of Manpower, vol. 13, no. 3, 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Factors Affecting Employment in the Arabian Gulf Region, 1975-85,"International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 19, no. 2, 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Manpower Options in a Small Labor-Importing state: The Influence of EthnicComposition on Kuwait's Development," International Migration, June 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Economic Characteristics Associated With Size: Development ProblemsConfronting Smaller Third World States,” Singapore Economic Review, October 1992.

Looney, R.E., "The Role of Infrastructure in Pakistan's Economic Development: 1972-1991,"Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Summer, 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Effect of Economic Environment on Arab Industrialization," Middle East Businessand Economic Review, January 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Economic Development in Iraq: Factors Underlying the Relative Deterioration ofHuman Capital Formation," Journal of Economic Issues, June 1992.

Looney, R.E., "Manpower Dilemmas in a Rentier State: Kuwait, 1970-85," Crossroads, no. 31,1991.

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Looney, R.E., "War, Revolution, and the Maintenance of Human Capital: An Analysis of IranianBudgetary Priorities, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Fall 1991.

Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Defense Expenditures on Arab Industrial Development," ArmsControl, September 1991.

Looney, R.E., "Diversification in a Small Oil Exporting Economy: The Impact of the DutchDisease on Kuwait's Industrialization," Resources Policy, March 1991.

Looney, R.E., "Budgetary Priorities in a Crisis State: Shifts in Iranian Government Allocations,"Crossroads, no. 32, 1991.

Looney, R.E., "The Economics of Third World Defense Expenditures: A Survey of RecentFindings on the Contrasting Patterns of Impact and Determinants,” Journal of Third WorldStudies, Fall 1991.

Looney, R.E., "A Monetary Approach to Movements in Caribbean Balance of Payments," Socialand Economic Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, 1991.

Looney, R.E., "The Economics of Middle East Military Expenditures: Implications for ArmsReduction in the Region," Bulletin of Peace Proposals, December 1991.

Looney, R.E., "Infrastructural Constraints on Energy Development: The Case of Pakistan,"Journal of Energy and Development, Spring, 1991.

Looney, R.E., "A Post-Keynesian Analysis of Third World Military Expenditures," RivistaInternazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, September 1991.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Declining Effectiveness of Mexican Fiscal Policy,”Socio-Economic Policy Sciences, vol. 25, no. 1, 1991.

Looney, R.E., "An Economic Assessment of Oman's Industrial Diversification Efforts," Orient,vol. 32, no. 2, 1991.

Looney, R.E. and Knouse, Craig, "Predicting Success of Economic Sanctions" Jerusalem Journalof International Relations, June 1991.

Looney, R.E., "Budgetary Priorities in Saudi Arabia: The Impact of Relative Austerity Measureson Human Capital Formation,” OPEC Review, Summer 1991.

Looney, R.E., "Patterns of Human Resource Development in Saudi Arabia,” Middle EasternStudies, October 1991) -- Reprinted in Tim Niblock and Rodney Wilson, eds, The PoliticalEconomy of the Middle East, London: Edward Elgar, 1999.

Looney, R.E., "Labor Emigration from the Non-Oil Arab States: An Assessment of the StructuralImpacts," Journal of Economics and Administrative Studies, Winter 1991.

Looney, R.E., "The Viability of Saudi Arabian Industrial Diversification Efforts: the Consequencesof Declining Government Expenditures," Rivista Internazionale di Science Economiche eCommerciali, January, 1991.

Looney, R.E., "Employment Patterns in a Capital-Rich, Labor-Poor Country: Qatar as a CaseStudy,” Canadian Journal of Development Studies, vol. XII, no. 1, 1991.

Looney, R.E., "The Viability of Arab Gulf Industrial Development: The Relative Importance ofLinkages versus Size Effects," Economia Internazionale, vol. XLIV, nos. 2-3, March/April 1991.

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Looney, R.E., "An Economic Assessment of the UAE's Development Strategy: The Effectivenessof Government Expenditure in Stimulating Industrial Development,” Journal of DevelopingSocieties, no. VI, 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Military Expenditures, Military Participation Rates, and Human CapitalDevelopment in the Arab World,” Current Research on Peace and Violence, vol. XIII, no. 1,1990.

Looney, R.E., "The Policy Relevance of Recent Research on the Economics of Third WorldMilitary Expenditures," Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Summer 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Infrastructure Investment in Saudi Arabia," International Journal of TransportEconomics, October 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Human Capital Development in the Middle East andSouth Asia," International Journal of Social Economics, vol.17, no. 10, 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Militarization, Military Regimes, and the General Quality of Life in the ThirdWorld," Armed Forces and Society, Fall, 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Arms Races in the Middle East: A Test of Causality," Arms Control, September1990.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Economic Determinants of Military Expenditure inSelected East Asian Countries," Contemporary Southeast Asia, March 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Factors Affecting Human Capital Development in Iraq: the Role of MilitaryExpenditures,” Journal of Third World Studies, Fall 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Manpower Dilemmas in Kuwait: Scope for Indigenous Job Creation ThroughAttrition of the Foreign Workforce,” Orient, vol. 31, no. 3, September 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Political Change and Public Enterprise Performance: Argentina As a Case Study,”Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, January 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Structural and Economic Change in the Arab Gulf After 1973,” Middle EasternStudies, October 1990. Reprinted in Tim Niblock and Rodney Wilson, The Political Economy ofthe Middle East (London: Edward Elgar, 1999).

Looney, R.E., "The Role of Military Expenditures in the African Economic Crisis," JerusalemJournal of International Relations, vol. 12, no.1, 1990.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "Defense, Growth and Disarmament: A Reply," JerusalemJournal of International Relations, vol. 12, no.4, 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabian Budgetary Dilemmas, Middle Eastern Studies, January 1990.Reprinted in Tim Niblock and Rodney Wilson, The Political Economy of the Middle East (London:Edward Elgar, 1999).

Looney, R.E., "The Relative Impact of the Gulf War on Human Capital Development in Iraq: ANote," Defense Analysis, vol.6 no. 2, 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Reducing Dependence Through Investment in Human Capital: An Assessment ofOman's Development Strategy," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol 24, no1, 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Infrastructure Investment and Inflation in Saudi Arabia,” Journal of Energy andDevelopment, vol 14, no. 1, 1990.

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Looney, R.E., "Worker Remittances in the Arab World: Blessing or Burden?” Jerusalem Journalof International Relations, vol. 12, no2, 1990.

Looney, R.E., "Macroeconomic Impacts of Worker Remittances on Arab World Labor ExportingCountries," International Migration, vol. 28, no. 1, 1990.

Looney, R.E., "World Oil Market Outlook," Middle East Review, Winter, 1989/90.

Looney, R.E., "Recent Research on Defense Spending and Growth and Implications for ThirdWorld Disarmament," Jerusalem Journal of International Relations, vol. 11, no. 1, March, 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Macroeconomic Consequences of the Size of Third World Nations: With SpecialReference to the Caribbean," World Development, January 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Military Expenditures and Human Capital Development: Can the Arab World HaveBoth," Crossroads, no. 30, 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia's Development Strategy: Comparative Advantage vs. SustainableGrowth,” Orient, vol. 30, no. 1, 1989.

Looney, R.E., "The Influence of Arms Imports on Third World Debt," Journal of DevelopingAreas, January 1989.

Looney, R.E., "An Assessment of the Benefits of Economic Integration for the Arabian GulfStates: the Effects of Increased Size," Journal of Economic Cooperation Among IslamicCountries, April 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Impact of Arms Production on Income Distribution and Growth in the ThirdWorld," Economic Development and Cultural Change, October 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Military Keynesianism in the Third World: An Assessment of Non-MilitaryMotivations for Arms Production," Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Spring 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Have Third-World Arms Industries Reduced Arms Imports?" Current Research onPeace and Violence, no. 1, 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Causal Factors in United States Postwar Defense Spending--The EmpiricalDimension: A Note,” Defense Analysis, vol. 5, no.2, 1989.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act andProspects for Economic Growth in Jamaica,” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 23. no. 3,1989.

Looney, R.E., "The Economic Impact of Rent Seeking and Military Expenditures in the ThirdWorld,” The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, January 1989.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "Arms Races in the Third World: The Case of Argentinaand Brazil,” Armed Forces and Society, Winter 1989.

Looney, R.E., "The Relative Efficacy of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Saudi Arabia," Journal ofInternational Development, July, 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Internal and External Factors Effecting Third World Military Expenditures,”Journal of Peace Research, February 1989.

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Looney, R.E., "Impact of Regime Type on Argentinean Central Government Budgetary Priorities1961-82: A Test of the O'Donnell Thesis, International Journal of Public Administration, vol 12,no. 1, 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Patterns of Remittances and Labor Migration in the Arab World," InternationalMigration, December 1989.

Looney, R.E., "The Future of Industrialization in the Gulf Region," OPEC Review, Autumn, 1989.

Looney, R.E., "Economic Factors Affecting the Third World Arms Trade,” International TradeJournal, Summer 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Determinants of the Share of Government Budgets Allocated to Defense inDeveloping Countries," Journal of Economics and Administrative Studies, Summer 1988.

Looney, R.E., "The Political Economy of Their World Military Expenditures: Impact of RegimeType on the Defense Allocation Process," Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Spring,1988.

Looney, R.E., "Defense Budgetary Processes in the Third World: Does Regime Type Make aDifference?" Arms Control, September 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Manpower Problems in a Capital-Rich Country: The Case of Saudi Arabia," UnitedNations Population Bulletin of ESCWA, June 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Socio-Economic Planning in an Era of Falling Oil Revenues: The Case ofVenezuela," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 22, no. 2, 1988.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act andProspects for Economic Growth in Mexico," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 23, no. 3,1989.

Looney, R.E., "Military Expenditures and Socio-Economic Development in Africa: A Summary ofRecent Empirical Research," Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Why Third World Disarmament is So Difficult to Attain,” Man, Environment,Space and Time, Fall 1988.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Economic Determinants of Latin American DefenseExpenditures," Armed Forces and Society, Spring 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Oil Revenues and Viable Development: Impact of the Dutch Disease on SaudiArabian Diversification Efforts," American-Arab Affairs, Winter 1988-89.

Looney, R.E., "Macroeconomic Consequences of Size: The Effectiveness of GovernmentExpenditures in Smaller Developing Nations," Manchester Papers on Development, October1988.

Looney, R.E., "Economic Factors Affecting the Third World Arms Trade," International TradeJournal, Summer 1988.

Looney, R.E., "The Relative Strength of Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Saudi Arabia" IndustrialBank of Kuwait, Finance & Industry, no. 9, 1988.

Looney, R.E., "The Role of Military Expenditures in Pre-Revolutionary Iran's Economic Decline,"Iranian Studies, vol XXI, nos 3-4, 1988.

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Looney, R.E., "Economic Environments Conducive to Third World Arms Production," SingaporeEconomic Review, October 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Budgetary Impacts of Third World Arms Production," International Journal ofPublic Administration, vol. 11, no. 5, 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia's Fiscal Dilemma: Sustained Growth Versus Increased Vulnerability,"Journal of Arab Affairs, vol. 7, no. 2, October 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Viability of Saudi Arabian Agriculture," Food Policy, August 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Socio-Economic Budgetary Contrasts in Developing Countries: The Effect ofAlternative Political Regimes," Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Summer 1988.

Looney, R.E. and P.C. Fredericksen, "The Iranian Economy in the 1970s: Examination of theNugent Thesis" Middle Eastern Studies, October 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Future Viability of the Saudi Arabian Private Sector in an Era of Austerity,"Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Spring, 1988.

Looney, R.E., "Macroeconomic Impacts on Third World Mineral Production," Manchester Paperson Development, March 1987.

Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Defense Expenditures on the Saudi Arabian Private Sector,"Journal of Arab Affairs, vol 6, no. 2, 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Origins of Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Economic Cycles and Policy Response,”Middle Eastern Studies, vol 23., no 1, January 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Consequences of Military and Civilian Rule in Argentina: An Analysis of CentralGovernment Budgetary Trade-Offs, 1961-1982,” Comparative Political Studies, April 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Inflation in Pre-Crisis Mexico: A Monetarist Interpretation of the RelativeImportance of Internal and External Factors," Mexican Studies, Summer 1987.

Looney, R.E. and Knouse, Craig, "Profiles of Third World Mineral Producers," Resources Policy,March 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Socio-Economic Constraints on Jamaica's Stabilization Efforts: The Importance ofSupply-Side Programs," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 21, no. 6, 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Impact of Military Expenditures on Third World Debt," Canadian Journal ofDevelopment Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Mechanism of Mexican Economic Growth: The Role of Deteriorating Sources ofGrowth in the Current Crisis," Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Spring 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Determinants of Third World Mineral-Oil Economies External Debt," Journal ofEconomic Development, December 1987.

Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Military Expenditures on Economic Growth in Pre-revolutionaryIran," Journal of Economics and Administrative Studies, Winter, 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Determinants of Military Expenditures in Developing Countries," Arms Control,December 1987.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Fiscal Policy in Mexico: The FitzGerald ThesisReexamined,” World Development, March 1987.

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Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Political Change, Debt Servicing and Fiscal Deficits on ArgentineanBudgetary Priorities," Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 14, no. 3 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Mexico's Fiscal Crisis," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 21, no.6, 1987.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Economic Environments and Third World ArmsProduction: A Note," Defense Analysis, vol. 3, no.1, 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Growth Prospects for the Saudi Arabian Private Sector," American-Arab Affairs,Winter 1987-88.

Looney, R.E., "Determinants of Venezuelan Budgetary Patterns: Possible Tradeoffs BetweenDefense and Non-Defense Expenditures," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 21, no.1,1987.

Looney, R.E., "Impact of Increased External Debt Servicing on Government Budgetary Priorities:The Case of Argentina," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 21, no. 1, 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Consequences of Financial Underdevelopment in Saudi Arabia," RivistaInternazionale di Scienze e Commerciali, Vol. 34, nos. 11-12, November/December 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Financial Constraints on Potential Latin American Arms Producers," CurrentResearch on Peace and Violence, no. 4, 1987.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Impact of Latin American Arms Production onEconomic Performance," Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Fall 1987.

Looney, R.E., "Austerity and Military Expenditures in Developing Countries: The Case ofVenezuela," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 20, no. 3, 1986.

Looney, R.E., "Venezuela's Economic Crisis: Origins and Successes in Stabilization," Journal ofSocial, Political and Economic Studies, Fall 1986.

Looney, R.E., "Determinants of Per Capita Military Expenditures in Developing Countries,"Manchester Papers on Development, November 1986.

Looney, R.E., "Military Expenditures in Latin America: Patterns of Budgetary Tradeoffs," Journalof Economic Development, July 1986.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Profiles of Current Latin American Arms Producers,”International Organization, Summer 1986.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Defense Expenditures, External Public Debt and Growth inDeveloping Countries,” Journal of Peace Research, vol. 23, no.4, 1986.

Looney, R.E., "Socio-Economic Tradeoffs in Saudi Arabia's Third Five Year Plan (1980-1985),”Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 20, no. 4, 1986.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Future Demand for Military Expenditure inArgentina," Arms Control, September 1986.

Looney, R.E., Factors Underlying Venezuelan Defense Expenditures: 1950-83: A ResearchNote," Arms Control, May 1986.

Looney, R.E., "Macroeconomic Adjustment Mechanisms in An Oil Based Economy: SaudiArabia," Industrial Bank of Kuwait, Finance & Industry, May 1986.

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Looney, R.E., "Demilitarization in Argentina: Success Under the Alfonsin Regime," DefenseAnalysis, December 1986.

Looney, R.E., "Pre-revolutionary Iranian Economic Policy Making: An Optimal Control BasedAssessment,” Economic Modeling, October 1985.

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia's Islamic Growth Model: Applications to Monetary and BankingPolicy," Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Summer 1985.

Looney, R.E., "Demographic Perspectives on Saudi Arabia's Development," Population Bulletinof the UN Economic Commission for West Asia, June 1985.

Looney, R.E., "Petroleum Based Development and the Private Sector: A Critique of the SaudiArabian Industrialization Strategy," Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Winter1985.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "Another Look at the Defense Spending and DevelopmentHypothesis," Defense Analysis, September 1985.

Looney, R.E., "A Monetarist Interpretation of Inflation in Pre-Revolutionary Iran," Social,Political and Economic Studies, Spring 1985.

Looney, R.E., "The Inflationary Process in Prerevolutionary Iran," Journal of Developing Areas,April 1985.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Evolution and Evaluation of Saudi Arabian EconomicPlanning," Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Winter 1985.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Economic Growth: A Reply toNicole Ball," Armed Forces and Society, Winter, 1985.

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia's Islamic Growth Model: Applications to Monetary and BankingPolicy," Industrial Bank of Kuwait, Finance & Industry, no. 6, 1985.

Looney, R.E., "Structural Origins of Mexican Inflation: 1951-1980," Social, Political andEconomic Studies, September 1985.

Looney, R.E., "The Mexican Oil Syndrome: Current Vulnerability and Longer-Term Viability,OPEC Review, Winter, 1985.

Looney, R.E., "Methodological Considerations in Forecasting Saudi Arabian Economic Growth,"Resources Policy, June 1984.

Looney, R.E., "Inflation and Oil Based Development: Failure of the Monetarist Model in SaudiArabia," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, October/November 1984.

Looney, R.E., "Mexican Optimism and Economic Reality: An Analysis of the Mexican IndustrialDevelopment Plan," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, March 1984.

Looney, R.E., "Mexican Economic Performance During the Echiverria Administration: Bad Luckor Poor Planning? Bulletin of Latin American Research, May 1983.

Looney, R.E., "Mexican Policy Dilemmas During the De La Madrid Presidency," Inter-AmericanEconomic Affairs, Summer, 1983.

Looney, R.E., "Absorptive Capacity of the Prerevolutionary Iranian Economy,” Journal of Energyand Development, Spring 1983.

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Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Feasibility of Alternative IMF-Type StabilizationPrograms in Mexico, 1984-87,” Journal of Policy Modeling, November 1983.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Economic Growth inDeveloping Countries," Armed Forces and Society, Summer, 1983.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "Prospects for Economic Stability in Mexico," University ofTexas Business Review, May-June 1983.

Looney, R.E., "Mexico's Economic Future," Futurics, vol 7, no. 1, 1983.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "Road Investment and Regional Economic Development: APhilippine Case Study," International Journal of Transport Economics, December, 1982.

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia's Islamic Growth Model," Journal of Economic Issues, June 1982.

Fredericksen, P.C. and Looney, R.E., "Defense Expenditures and Economic Growth in LessDeveloped Countries: Some Further Empirical Evidence," Journal of Economic Development,July 1982.

Looney, R.E., “A Note on Income Distribution in Pre-Revolutionary Iran,” Levant,Spring/Summer 1982.

Looney, R.E. and Fredericksen, P.C., "The Regional Impact of Infrastructure of Investment inMexico,” Regional Studies, 1981. Reprinted in Niles Hansen, Kenneth Button, and PeterNijkamp, Regional Policy and Regional Integration: Modern Classics in Regional Science(Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar, 1998).

Chapters in BooksLooney, R.E., "Economic Consequences of the New Iraqi Constitution," Gulf Yearbook 2005-2006 (Dubai, UAE: Gulf Research Center, 2006), pp. 365-382.

Looney, R.E., “Reforming the Rentier State: The Imperatives for Change in the Gulf,” In JamesA. Russell ed., Critical Issues Facing the Middle East (New York: Palgrave 2006), pp. 37-76.

Looney, R.E., "Market Effects of Naval Forward Presence in a Globalized World: A ResearchSummary" in Sam Tangredi Ed., Globalization and Maritime Power (Washington: NDU Press,2002).

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia: Measures of Transition from a Rentier State" in Joseph Kechichianed., Iran, Iraq, and the Arab Gulf States (New York: Palgrave 2001).

Looney, R.E., "Pakistan's Economy: Achievements, Progress, Constraints, and Prospects" inHafeez Mali ked., Pakistan: Founders' Aspirations and Today's Realities (Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press, 2001).

Looney, R.E., "The Budgetary Consequences of Middle East Peace: What are the EconomicImpacts and Causal Linkages?" in J.W. Wright ed., Economic and Political Impediments toMiddle East Peace (London: Macmillan, 2000).

Looney, R.E., "Internal and External Constraints on Saudi Arabian Economic Growth: The Roleof Defense Expenditures and Remittances" in J.W. Wright ed., The Political Economy of MiddleEast Peace (London: Routledge, 1999).

Looney, R.E., "Military Expenditures and Fiscal Constraints in Pakistan" in Jurgen Brauer andWilliam Gissy eds, Economics of Conflict and Peace (Aldershot: Avebury, 1997).

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Looney, R.E., "Arms Imports and Third World Growth in the 1980s" in James Payne and AnandiSahu, Defense Spending and Economic Growth (Boulder: Westview, 1993).

Looney, R.E., "Latin American Military Expenditures and Arms Production: The EnvironmentalConsequences" in Nils Petter Gleditsch ed., Conversion and The Economy Proceedings of aSeminar in Perm, Russia, 24-27 November, 1991 (Oslo: International Peace Research Institute,1992).

Looney, R.E., "The The Impact of Military Expenditures on Human Capital Development in theArab Gulf States" in Steve Chan and Alex Mintz eds., Defense, Welfare and Growth:Perspectives and Evidence (London, Routledge, 1992).

Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Arms Imports and Economic Environments on Third World Debt"in William Avery and David Rapkin eds, Markets, Politics, and Change in the Global PoliticalEconomy, International Political Economy Yearbook, Volume 4 (Boulder: Rienner, 1989).

Looney, R.E., "Saudi Arabia's Industrialization Strategy: A Question of Comparative Advantage"in Elie Kedourie and Sylvia G. Ham eds. Essays on the Economic History of the Middle East(London: Frank Cass, 1988).

Looney, R.E., "Economic Consequences of the Mexican Debt: Implications for the United States"in Khosrow Fatemi ed., U.S. - Mexican Economic Relations: Prospects and Problems (New York:Praeger Publishers, 1988).

Looney, R.E., "Limitations of Mexican Debt-Based Growth" in Robert Wesson ed., Coping WithLatin American Debt, (New York Praeger Publishers 1987).

Looney, R.E. and Mehay, Steve, "United States Defense Expenditures: Trends and Analysis" inKeith Hartley and Todd Sandler eds, The Economics of Defense Spending, (London: Routledge,1987).

Looney, R.E., "Foresight as a Prelude to Policy Resolution: The Mexico Study" in Gerald R. StairsEditor, Foresight Planning: Realities and Resiliency at the Policy Interface: SelectedPresentations from a Conference of the World Growth Policy Group, (Durham: Duke UniversityCenter for International Studies, 1986).

Looney, R.E., "The Impact of Petroleum Exports on the Saudi Arabian Economy" in Robert W.Stookey ed., The Arabian Peninsula: Zone of Ferment, (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press,1984).

Recent Book ReviewsLooney, R.E., Review of Mohamed El-Shibiny, The Threat of Globalization to Arab IslamicCulture (Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishinig Co., 2005), Middle East Journal, Spring 2007.

Looney, R.E., Review of Charles Tripp, Islam and the Moral Economy: The Challenge ofCapitalism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006), Middle East Journal, Spring 2007.

Looney, R.E., Review of Johyn Fox, Nada Mourtada-Sabbah, and Mohammed al-Mutawa,Globalization and The Gulf (London: Routledge 2006), Middle East Journal, Spring 2007.

Looney, R.E., Review of Valerie Marcel, Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East(London: Chatham House 2006), Middle East Journal, Autumn 2006.

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Looney, R.E., Review of Stephen Glain, Mullahs, Merchants and Militants: The EconomicCollapse of the Arab World (New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2004), Middle East Journal,Winter 2005. (2004).

Looney, R.E., Review of Miguel Angel Centeno, Blood and Debt (University Park: PennsylvaniaState University 2000), Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Winter 2003.

Looney, R.E., Review of Stephen Schwartz, Two Faces of Islam (New York: Doubleday, 2000),Middle East Journal, Spring 2003.

Looney, R.E., Review of Wassim Shahin and Ghassan, Earnings Inequaliy, Unemployment andPoverty in the Middle East and North Africa (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000), Journal ofThird World Studies, Fall 2002.

Looney, R.E., Review of Hassan N. Diab, Beirut: Reviving Lebanon's Past, (New York: PraegerPublishers, 1999), Journal of Third World Studies, Fall, 2001.

Looney, R.E., Review of James Toth, Rural Labor Movements in Egypt and Their Impact on theState, 1961-1992 (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1999), Journal of Third World Studies,Spring 2002.

Looney, R.E., Review of Izzud-Din Pal, Pakistan: Islam and Economics, Failure of Modernity(Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1999), International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies,February 2001.

Looney, R.E., Review of Eberhard Kienle, ed., Contemporary Syria: Liberalization Between ColdWar and Cold Peace (London: British Academic Press, 1994), Journal of Third World Studies,Fall 2000.

Looney, R.E., Review of Roger Owen and Sevket Pamuk, A History of Middle East Economies inthe Twentieth Century (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999), Middle East Journal, Spring2000.

Looney, R.E., Review of Marsha Pipstein Posusney, Labor and the State in Egypt, (New York:Columbia University Press, 1997), Journal of Third World Studies, Spring 1999.

Looney, R.E., Review of Barbara Stallings ed., Global Change, Regional Response: The NewInternational Context of Development (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995),Comparative Economic Systems, Summer-Fall 1996.

Other PublicationsLooney, R.E., “Industrial Development” and “Iran and International Organizations, in H.Turnered., Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic (Westport, Conn: GreenviewPress, 2007).

Looney, R.E., “Venezuela in the Grip of Chavistanomics,” The Milken Institute Review, 2007.

Looney, R.E., "Dubai's Economic System," The Milken Institute Review, Fourth Quarter 2006.

Looney, R.E., “The Mexican Economy,” in Tracy North ed., Handbook of Latin American Studies,No. 61 (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2006), pp. 138-157.

Looney, R.E., “The Caribbean Economy,” in Tracy North ed., Handbook of Latin AmericanStudies, No. 61 (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2006), pp. 158-173.

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Looney, R.E., "The Iranian Economy: Crony Capitalism in Islamic Garb," The Milken InstituteReview, First Quarter 2006, pp. 28-37.

Looney, R.E., "Iraq as a Transition Economy," The Milken Institute Review, Fourth Quarter2004, pp 14-23.

Looney, R.E., "Economic Costs of 9/11" in Frank Shanty ed., Encyclopedia of World Terrorism:1996-2002 (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2003)

Looney, R.E., “The Mexican Economy,” in Lawrence Boudon ed., Handbook of Latin AmericanStudies, No. 59 (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2003), pp. 193-221.

Looney, R.E., “Reaganomics,” Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy (3volumes), R.J. Barry Jones, ed., (London: Routledge 2001).

Looney, R.E., “Neoliberal Economics,” Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy(3 volumes), R.J. Barry Jones, ed., (London: Routledge 2001).

Looney, R.E., “The Mexican Economy,” in Lawrence Boudon ed., Handbook of Latin AmericanStudies, No. 57 (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2000), pp. 199-233.

Looney, R.E., “The Mexican Economy,” in Lawrence Boudon ed., Handbook of Latin AmericanStudies, No. 57 (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2000), pp. 199-233.

Looney, R.E., “The Mexican Economy,” in Lawrence Boudon ed., Handbook of Latin AmericanStudies, No. 57 (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2000), pp. 199-233.

Looney, R.E., “The Mexican Economy,” in Dolores Moyano Martin and P. Sue Mundell eds.,Handbook of Latin American Studies, No. 55 (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1997),pp. 180-212.

Looney, R.E., “The Mexican Economy,” in Dolores Moyano Martin ed., Handbook of LatinAmerican Studies, No. 53 (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1994), pp. 220-250.

Looney, R.E., “The Mexican Economy” in Dolores Moyano Martin ed., Handbook of LatinAmerican Studies, No. 51, Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1991, pp.238-261.

Looney, R.E., Structural Impediments to Industrialization in Qatar, Industrial Bank of Kuwait,IBK Papers: No 35, March 1990.

Looney, R.E., An Economic Assessment of Bahrain’s Attempts at Industrial Diversification,Industrial Bank of Kuwait, IBK Papers: No. 33, September 1989.

Looney, R.E., Guidelines for Saudi Arabian Monetary Policy, Industrial Bank of Kuwait, IBKPapers: No. 26, December 1987.

Looney, R.E., An Appraisal of Saudi Arabia’s Growth Prospects, Industrial Bank of Kuwait, IBKPapers: No. 13, April 1984.

Recent Presentations“Controversies Surrounding Iran’s Growing Authoritarianism,” DARPA Seminar on Iran,Charlottesville, Virginia, April 23, 2007.

“Economic Reconstruction During War-Time: Academic Perspectives for Assisting Marine Effortsat Providing Stability to Iraq” II Marine Expeditionary Force Stabilization and EconomicReconstruction Roundtable, Chapel, Hill, North Carolina, November 1-2, 2006.

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“Energy and the Pakistani Economy: An Expletory Analysis to 2035,” Woodrow WilsonInternational Center Conference, Meeting Pakistan’s Energy Needs in the 21st Century, June 23,2006.

“The Political Economy of Islamic Charities and Terrorist Financing,” CIA Workshop on TerroristFinancing, Arlington, VA November 29, 2005.

“Economic Questions Surrounding Iraq’s Draft Constitution,” Briefing on Iraq’s DraftConstitution, Stimson Center, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC October 4, 2005.

“The Economic Consequences of Iraq’s Draft Constitution,” Colloquium on Iraq’s ConstitutionalProcess, Woodrow Wilson International Center, Washington DC October 3, 2005.

“Global Determinants of Defense Budgets: Economic Liberalization,” Conference on GlobalDeterminants of Defense Reform, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA September 9-10,2005.

“Socio-Economic Strategies to Counter Islamic Extremism in Iraq,” Workshop on Countering thePull of Islamic Extremism, Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the U.S. Department of Stateand the Office of Terrorism Analysis, Arlington Va July 22, 2005.

“Rethinking Iraq’s Neoliberal Reforms – Implications for State Formation,” MIT Center forInternational Studies, April 26-27, 2005 Persian Gulf Initiative Workshop on Iraq.

“Preventing Terrorist Finance in Iraq,” CIA Workshop on Financial Sources of Terrorism andInsurgency in Iraq, Arlington, VA April 5, 2005.

“Constructing A New Liberal Economy in Iraq,” Talk, April 4, 2005, MIT, Cambridge, Mass.Politics of Reconstructing Iraq Seminar, MIT Center for International Studies.

“Iraq’s Financial System,” CIA Workshop on Iraqi Reconstruction,” Arlington, VA November 25,2003.

“Economic Effects of Naval Presence in a Globalized World,” (with David Schrady and DouglasPorch), Conference on Globalization and Naval Forward Presence, NDU, Washington, DC, April19, 2001.

“Estimating the Economic Benefits Derived from Forward Engated Naval Forces,” with DavidSchrady), Briefing for RADM Byrd, N3/5B, October 24, 2000.

“Measures of Transition from a Rentier State,” Conference on Iran, Iraq and the Arab GulfStates, UCLA, May 3-4, 2000.

“Middle East Budgetary Patterns,” CIA Economics Futures Workshop, Washington, DC,December 2-3, 1999.

“Economic Determinates of Latin American Defense Expenditures Revisited,” CIA Conference onLatin American Issues, September 10, 1998, Washington, DC.

“Economic Analysis of Naval Forward Presence,” (with Dave Schrady, Ron Brown and JamesWirtz), MORS Conference, Naval Postgraduate School June 25, 1998.

“The Economics of Naval Forward Presence,” (with Dave Schrady, Ron Brown and James Wirtz),Briefing for Chris Jehn, Staff Director of Defense Review Panel, January 21, 1998.

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“Pakistan’s Economy: Achievements, Progress, Constraints, and Prospects,” InternationalConference on Fifty Years of Pakistan: Its Achievements and Failures, Villanova UniversityOctober 24-25, 1997.

“NSA/OR Project on Naval Forward Presence,” Briefing VADM Hancock, OR DepartmentConference Room, August 25, 1997.

“NSA/OR Project on Naval Forward Presence,” Briefing ADM Pelling, N81, Pentagon, August 22,1997.

“NSA/OR Project on Naval Forward Presence, Briefing to ADM Lopez,” Superintendent’sConference Room, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, August 19, 1997.

“NSA/OR Project on Naval Forward Presence,” Seminar OR/NSA Departments, Glasgow Hall,May 21, 1997.

“NSA/OR Project on Naval Forward Presence,” Briefing for ADM Evans, Superintendent’sConference Room, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, May 9, 1997.

“Economic Benefits of Naval Forward Presence” CSIS Conference on Naval Forward Presence,Washington, May 5, 1997.

“NSA/OR Project on Naval Forward Presence,” Briefing to ADM Moore and Front Office of N81,Pentagon, April 9, 1997.

"Pakistan: Defense Expenditures and the Macroeconomy to the Year 2000" Peace ScienceSociety Annual Meetings, San Francisco, CA January 5-7, 1996.