The Role of Women's Entrepreneurship, Unemployment, Global Warming, and Technology in Sustainable Development

Evidence From OECD Countries

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ID12308565
AutoresCem Işik (0000-0001-5125-7648, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Anadolu University Eskisehir Türkiye, autor correspondente), Serdar Ongan (0000-0001-9695-3188, Independent Researcher Tampa USA), Ebru Gunlu (Business Faculty Dokuz Eylül University İzmir Türkiye), Ebru Günlü Küçükaltan (0000-0003-2599-0197, Dokuz Eylül University), Rahman Aydın (0000-0003-0440-7468, Department of Economics Erzurum Teknik University Erzurum Türkiye), İlyas Kays İMAMOĞLU (0000-0002-7732-4148, Vocational School of Social Sciences Bayburt University Bayburt Türkiye)
Ano2025
Volume33
FascículoS1
Páginas1059-1077
Data de publicação2025-07-06
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSustainable Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/sd.70045
OpenAlexW4412062898
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas69

This study examines the effects of women's entrepreneurship, global warming, technological advancements, and unemployment on the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) across 38 OECD countries. Using country‐specific panel causality methods, the analysis reveals significant asymmetries between developed and developing economies. Women's entrepreneurship (FEM) and technology (TEC) demonstrate stronger positive effects in developing countries such as Mexico, Slovakia, and Costa Rica, supporting SDGs 5 and 9. Global warming (SUR) negatively affects both groups, with notable impacts in Belgium, Mexico, and the UK, emphasizing the urgency of SDG 13. Unemployment (UNM) poses greater threats to sustainable development in emerging economies—particularly in Turkey and Latin American nations—while its influence remains limited in advanced countries. These results underscore the heterogeneous nature of SDG progress and suggest that universal, one‐size‐fits‐all policies may fall short. Instead, national strategies should strengthen gender‐inclusive entrepreneurship and innovation, while mitigating climate risks and labor market vulnerabilities. This paper presents a novel, multidimensional econometric framework and offers original insights into how interlinked economic, social, and environmental factors influence sustainability outcomes across diverse national contexts

Biology · Climate change · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Global warming · Job creation · Labour economics · Natural resource economics · Political science · Sustainable development · Unemployment · Economic Growth and Development · Economic Growth and Productivity · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Ecology