Poverty, Health and Economic Growth Interactions in MENA Countries: An Empirical Study

Interaction entre pauvreté, santé et croissance économique dans les pays de la région MENA: une étude empirique

Houcine Bouhajeb (), Abderraouf Mtiraoui () and Samira Chaabene ()
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Houcine Bouhajeb: USO - جامعة سوسة = Université de Sousse = University of Sousse
Abderraouf Mtiraoui: MOFID-Université de Sousse, USO - جامعة سوسة = Université de Sousse = University of Sousse
Samira Chaabene: USO - جامعة سوسة = Université de Sousse = University of Sousse

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Abstract: This study examines the empirical interactions between inequality, economic growth, and poverty in MENA countries using data from 2011-2024. A simultaneous equations model is developed to capture the endogenous relationship between growth and poverty.Reducing poverty remains a central priority for human development, as highlighted by the UNDP (1996), with 21% of people below the income poverty line and 37% experiencing human-capacity deprivation. Short-term growth without human development is unsustainable, and vice versa (Richard Jolly, UNDP). This research first clarifies theoretically the links between inequality, growth, and poverty. It then empirically investigates the growth-inequality-poverty triangle. The findings provide evidence-based insights to inform policies aimed at sustainable poverty reduction.

Keywords: Poverty Inequality Growth MENA Countries Simultaneous Equations Model. Classification JEL: I32 O40 C33 D63; Poverty; Inequality; Growth; MENA Countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-04-28
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Published in Journal of Posthumanism, In press, 6 (4), pp.318-333. ⟨10.63332/joph.v6i4.4183⟩

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DOI: 10.63332/joph.v6i4.4183

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