United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), women empowerment and economic growth: Empirical evidence from Kuwait

Al-Mutairi, Abdullah; Naser, Dina; Naser, Hani; Naser, Kamal

Abstract

This study aims to compare investment in human capital, equality of gender education in Kuwait before and after adopting SDG 4 and SDG 5 in 2015. It also aims to assess the effect of women’s empowerment on economic growth. To achieve this objective, published data on the State of Kuwait were collected from the World Bank DataBank between 1992 and 2022 and from the Central Bank of Kuwait. The study employed autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) to determine the impact of women’s empowerment on economic development. The
analysis results revealed that the State of Kuwait provided high-quality education for both genders. The results also showed that women are more educated than men. However, this was not reflected in the role of women in the country’s politics, as their participation in parliament and government is still limited. Similarly, women’s participation in business and economic activities is still limited. Finally, the results of the ARDL test showed that women’s education and their political, business, and economic empowerment affect economic development in the short and long run.

Citation

Al-Mutairi, A., Naser, D., Naser, H., & Naser, K. (2024). United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), women empowerment and economic growth: Empirical evidence from Kuwait. Journal of Infrastructure Development, 8(8), Article 5435. https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v8i8.5435

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 29, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Aug 8, 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Deposit Date: Nov 14, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 14, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development
• Print ISSN: 0974-9306
• Electronic ISSN: 0975-5969
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 8
• Article Number: 5435
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v8i8.5435
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3095256