The Role of Social Development on Economic Growth (Case of Study: Iran and Turkey)
Subject Areas :
Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies
Samira Motaghi
1
1 - Assistant Professor
Received: 2017-11-24
Accepted : 2017-11-24
Published : 2017-08-23
Keywords:
Economic growth,
Social Factors,
Health,
Education,
Abstract :
The present paper is an attempt to estimate the impact of social development indicators on economic growth in Iran, and study the relationship between social development indicators such as population that looking for work, health (life expectancy) and education (costs made in the education sector)) In addition to economic indicators (exports, investment) and economic growth in the period of 1996- 2014. The result of this research is as bellow: First; increases in social development indicators enhance the economic growth. Such that one percent increase in social development cause to 3.5 percent increase in economic growth. Secondly, the high impact of population that looking for work and life expectancy on economic growth show that economic investment and health investment on population has the most effect on economic growth.
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