Conference Paper
A Dynamic Spatiotemporal Analysis of Growth Convergence, Natural Disasters and Climate Change in The MENA Region
No.
ERF_31_EN215
Publisher
ERF
Date
March, 2025
Topic
Q5. Environmental Economics
This study aims to investigate growth convergence using a spatial approach. The convergence process is affected by environmental factors, according to empirical findings. This process seems to be strongly influenced by both the country’s idiosyncratic characteristics; the environmental neighboring countries’ feedback loop effect; and ecological spillover intensity. These spillovers affect not only neighbors in close vicinity (neighbors of first order or contiguous neighbors), but also concern the neighbors of higher order, and might spread to the whole region.
Research Fellows
Jamel Boukhatem
Full Professor and Head of the Economics...
Authors
Marouane Alaya
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management...