Identification of Sources of Students Inefficiencies in 5 MENA Countries With The Bias Of Stochastic Discount Factor

This study is based on stochastic approaches of efficiency measures, in the context of the education production function in the case of Stochastic Discount Factor (SDF). The study tries to determine the origins of the weakness of the quality of education in some countries of the MENA region (Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia, Dubai and Qatar). Is it related to the quality of schools’ infrastructure? Regional inequality? Family wealth within the households? The government politics? The student–teacher relationship? The schools’ management? Or due to other characteristics that originate from the inefficiency of the schooling systems in most of the MENA countries? The question is crucial as it’s important to know which of these dimensions influence students’ performance the most. This is a question concerning the efficiency and priorities of any future policy aiming at enhancing students’ performance. This study is in French.