Economic Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction in Iran

Abstract: The subject of the life satisfaction is one of the important issues in development economics literature. In this paper, the main determinants of life satisfaction such as economic factors have been considered. For data analysis, the indices of life satisfaction have been collected among 400 people in Tehran and neibouring provinces by applying stratified random sampling method. Then, data field method and questionnaire have been used for data analysis. The empirical results of this paper reveal that GDP and HDI index have positive and other explanatory variables such as income inequality, population growth have positive and negative significant impact on the life satisfaction in Iran respectively.