The sustainable development goals: Theory and a holistic evidence from the USA       
Yazarlar (5)
Cem Işık
Anadolu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Serdar Ongan
University Of South Florida, Tampa, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Dilek Özdemir
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Jiale Yan
Irvine Valley College, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Arş. Gör. Oğuzhan DEMİR Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Gondwana Research
Dergi ISSN 1342-937X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 05-2024
Cilt No 132
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 259 / 274
DOI Numarası 10.1016/j.gr.2024.04.014
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2024.04.014
Özet
This study emphasizes a crucial consideration for policymakers working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as social welfare, environmental sustainability, democratic governance, fair income distribution, and other related goals. Policymakers need to account for the characteristics of series associated with these goals, specifically their stationarity or the presence of unit roots; the reason is that these characteristics have a significant impact on the success of the policies. Notably, policies relying on unit root series may result in costly and time-consuming efforts to achieve the targeted SDGs. This study investigates interactions between seventeen SDGs for the USA with a holistic approach between 1960–2022. This investigation employs the FWADF, FWKSS, and Bai-Perron tests for seventeen selected representative variables (series) of the SDGs. Finally, it presents and discusses the main policy implications of the empirical findings for seven series (variables) containing unit roots. The findings of this study have necessary implications for policymakers and the achievement of the USA's SDGs. One of the empirical findings of this study is that the Energy Policy Act enacted in 2003 encouraged more significant development and use of clean and renewable energy, denoting SDG7 in the USA. Another finding is that contrary to expectations, there was no significant increase in the number of patents denoting SDG9 after the America Invents Act came into force in 2013.
Anahtar Kelimeler
America Invents Act | Efficiency of SDG policies | Energy Policy Act | SDGs | Sustainability | United Nations