Staff Discussion Notes

A Post-Pandemic Assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals

By Dora Benedek, Edward R Gemayel, Abdelhak S Senhadji, Alexander F. Tieman

April 27, 2021

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Dora Benedek, Edward R Gemayel, Abdelhak S Senhadji, and Alexander F. Tieman A Post-Pandemic Assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2021) accessed September 19, 2024

Disclaimer: This Staff Discussion Note represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent IMF views or IMF policy. The views expressed herein should be attributed to the authors and not to the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management. Staff Discussion Notes are published to elicit comments and to further debate.

Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic hit countries’ development agendas hard. The ensuing recession has pushed millions into extreme poverty and has shrunk government resources available for spending on achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Staff Discussion Note assesses the current state of play on funding SDGs in five key development areas: education, health, roads, electricity, and water and sanitation, using a newly developed dynamic macroeconomic framework.

Subject: COVID-19, Development, Economic sectors, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Financial crises, Financial markets, Health, Human capital, Infrastructure, Labor, National accounts, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Keywords: Analysis of development strategy, Case study countries' SDG spending, Composite index, COVID-19, Development, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Financing gap, Fiscal Policy, Global, Human capital, Infrastructure, Policy option, SDG performance, Structural Reform, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    34

  • Volume:

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  • Series:

    Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/003

  • Stock No:

    SDNEA2021003

  • ISBN:

    9781498314909

  • ISSN:

    2617-6750

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