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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in MENA countries: an Analytical and Econometric Approach
[Achèvement es objectifs de développement durable dans les pays de la région MENA: Une approche analytique et économétrique]

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  • Iyad Dhaoui

    (Tunisian Institute for Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies)

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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.

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  • Iyad Dhaoui, 2019. "Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in MENA countries: an Analytical and Econometric Approach [Achèvement es objectifs de développement durable dans les pays de la région MENA: Une approche ana," Working Papers hal-02075484, HAL.
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