Youth multidimensional poverty and Its dynamics: Evidence from selected countries in the MENA region

Young people in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are rarely recognized as a resource in decision-making processes and are systemically excluded from key policy areas on development. The aim of this article is to measure the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) of youth and to explore its determinants in selected countries of the MENA region. The key value-added of the MPI is that it identifies poverty in the dimensions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and it conveys additional information on the composition of poverty that is not captured in single-dimensional measures. © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.European Refugee Fund, ERFThis work was supported by the economic Research Forum (ERF) under the call ?Non-Monetary Dimensions of Inequality & Poverty Among the Youth in the ERF Region.? The authors would like to thank the OAMDI and ERF Data Portal for granting access to data for Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. The authors are grateful to ERF Data Portal for the assistance received. The authors would like to thank Professor Valerie B?renger and the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments, suggestions, and constructive comments that greatly contributed to the improvement of the quality of this paper. Any remaining errors or omissions remain the responsibility of the authors. An earlier version of this study was presented in the workshop organized by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) on July 7, 2019. It is available at https://erf.org.eg/publications/youth-multidimensional-poverty-and-its-dynamics-evidence-from-selected-countries-in-the-mena-region/. The authors would like to thank Professors Valerie B?renger and Semih Tumen and the participants of the workshop for their valuable and constructive comments