The Inclusive and Sustainable Development Index: a Data Envelopment Analysis approach

Charles Fang Chin Cheng () and Nicola Cantore ()

No 1020, SEEDS Working Papers from SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies

Abstract: Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) calls for full engagement of policymakers in industrializing countries by minimizing environmental footprint and enhancing social inclusiveness. This study investigates the progress of 118 countries towards ISID (2005-2015) through an input-oriented CCR (Charnes, Cooper, and Rhodes) slack-based (Data Envelopment Analysis) DEA model. The efficiency analyses have been carried out with two approaches: i) the ISID approach represents the aspiration of countries to promote industrialization and consequently sustain economic growth by reducing the adverse environmental and social effects which manifest in the overall economy; ii) ISIDsdg9 approach considers the same aspects of ISID but only focuses on indicators related to the industrial sector. An analytical tool is developed to measure ISID with the two different approaches. This study finds that (i) Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland are at the top of the ranking with the ISID approach, and the Czech Republic and Switzerland are at the top of the ranking with the ISIDsdg9 approach. Throughout 2005-2013, there is no sign of catching up between developed and developing countries in progress towards ISID and ISIDsdg9.

Keywords: Slack-Based Model (SBM); Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID); Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q01 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2020-10, Revised 2020-10
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Working Paper: The Inclusive and Sustainable Development Index: a Data Envelopment Analysis Approach (2020)
Working Paper: The Inclusive and Sustainable Development Index: a Data Envelopment Analysis Approach (2020)
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