Abstract

Research backgroundThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their practical application to national economies have raised different lines of investigation among which this research focuses on interactions between macroeconomic indicators, namely Gross Domestic Product per Capita (GDPpC), Stock Exchange Indexes and CO2 emissions as indexes representative of SDGs achievement. Purpose of the articleThis research aims to analyze the current compatibility of the different SDG, more specifically those related to economic growth and climate sustainability. MethodsTwo methods have been followed: a descriptive methodology based on the Pearson Correlation Coefficient to assess potential behavioral parallelisms between the indexes studied. Inference, to define functional relations and potential causality traits between the macroeconomic indicators. Findings and value addedThe main added value of this research is to question the true simultaneous applicability of the different SDGs.

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