Oznur Ozdamar is an Associate Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Econometrics in the Faculty of Economics at Adnan Menderes University. She received her Ph.D. from the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies in Italy. During her Ph.D. degree, she was a Research Fellow at Northwestern University in the USA. Her research interests are health economics, environmental economics, the economics of gender and social welfare policies.
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.