This paper investigates the paradox of research productivity of higher-education institutions in the Arab Gulf Countries. Exploring the case of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the article fills the gap in the literature on the Gulf higher education research efficiency. Despite the considerable investment into higher education, UAE universities showed rather slow growth in research output. This puzzle was tackled to present possible policy outcomes relevant for research productivity in higher education institutions located in the emerging economies. The study highlights the research productivity indicators dynamics for GCC countries and brings detailed analysis on the research output and input for the UAE universities. We argue that to succeed in academic efficiency the county needs to increase its research investments and diversify research-boosting policies and practices. The policies should focus on work-attractive long-term conditions for the faculty/researchers, home-based doctoral education system and home-trained human resources.

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阿拉伯海湾国家高等教育机构研究生产力的悖论：以阿联酋为例

本文调查了阿拉伯海湾国家高等教育机构研究生产力的悖论。本文以阿拉伯联合酋长国（UAE）为例，填补了海湾高等教育研究效率文献的空白。尽管对高等教育进行了大量投资，但阿联酋大学的研究产出增长相当缓慢。解决这个难题是为了展示与新兴经济体高等教育机构的研究生产力相关的可能政策结果。该研究突出了海湾合作委员会国家的研究生产力指标动态，并对阿联酋大学的研究产出和投入进行了详细分析。我们认为，要在学术效率方面取得成功，该县需要增加其研究投资，并使研究促进政策和实践多样化。这些政策应侧重于为教师/研究人员提供有吸引力的长期工作条件、以家庭为基础的博士教育系统和在家培训的人力资源。