A Dynamic Spatiotemporal Analysis of Growth Convergence, Natural Disasters, and Climate Change in the MENA Region

Jamel Boukhatem () and Marouane Alaya ()
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Jamel Boukhatem: University of Tunis El-Manar
Marouane Alaya: University of Tunis El-Manar

No 1797, Working Papers from Economic Research Forum

Abstract: This study investigates economic growth convergence within the MENA region using a spatial econometric approach. The empirical findings reveal that environmental factors significantly influence the convergence process. Growth convergence appears to be shaped not only by each country’s idiosyncratic characteristics but also by environmental feedback effects from neighboring countries and the intensity of ecological spillovers. These spillovers are not limited to immediate (first-order) or contiguous neighbors; they also extend to higher-order neighbors and may ultimately impact the entire region.

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Date: 2025-10-20, Revised 2025-10-20
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