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Impact of the Provinces’ Gross Domestic Product Per Capita on the Better Life Index: An Analysis at the Level of Provinces Abstract: Recent studies on determining the impact of income on quality of life, better living level and life satisfaction suggest that the use of Gross Domestic Product per capita should be treated with suspicion. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a relationship between the better life index level and the Gross Domestic Product per capita of the provinces. In order to achieve this objective, the data used in the research was obtained from the Turkey Statistical Institute database and analyses were performed with SPSS 17. As a result of hierarchical multiple regression analysis, it was concluded that as the per capita income levels of the provinces increased, better living level index values improved

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  • Serap TAŞKAYA, 2020. "Impact of the Provinces’ Gross Domestic Product Per Capita on the Better Life Index: An Analysis at the Level of Provinces Abstract: Recent studies on determining the impact of income on quality of li," Sosyoekonomi Journal, Sosyoekonomi Society, issue 28(45).
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    Keywords

    Better Life Index; GDP Per Capita; Middle or Higher Income Groups; Savings Deposit Rate; Provinces.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • E10 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - General

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