Eleftherios Giovanis is currently a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University and Marie Curie Fellow at Adnan Menderes University. He completed his Ph.D. in economics at Royal Holloway University of London. In 2013 and 2014, he worked as a research collaborator at the IMT Institute of Advanced Studies in Lucca, Italy, and was awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Individual Fellowship at the University of Verona.
What does most recent multidimensional poverty assessment of the Middle East and North Africa reveal about health, education, living standards and social security in the region. This column outlines the evidence and potential policy responses.