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

Iyad Dhaoui

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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.

Keywords: SDGs; -; Disparities; -; Composite; Indicator; -MENA; countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C43 F01 O11 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-10
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