Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in MENA countries: an Analytical and Econometric Approach

Dhaoui, Iyad (2018): Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in MENA countries: an Analytical and Econometric Approach. Published in: (October 2018)

Abstract

This paper assesses the achievements and disparties toward SDGs in MENA countries in two-stage performance analysis. First, we use a descriptive approach and then a composite indicator ‘SDG achievement index’ (SDGI) for the social develoment in the the region through Principle Component Analysis weighting. After that, the analysis examines the coherence between this index and income per capita. The descriptive analysis and the composite indicator confirm the existence of disparties between the countries of the region in all components of social development. Furthermore, the results reveal consistency between the SDGI and GDP per capita for some countries and inconsistency for others.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: SDGs - Disparities - Composite Indicator -MENA countries
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C4 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics > C43 - Index Numbers and Aggregation; F - International Economics > F0 - General > F01 - Global Outlook; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q0 - General > Q01 - Sustainable Development

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