Ghoreishi, Maryamosadat <br/><br/>
THE DETERMINATIONS OF LIFE EXPECTANCY IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES / 
MARYAMOSADAT SHOREISHI; SUPERVISOR: ASST. PROF. DR. MEHRSHAD RADMEHR HASHEMIPOUR 
 - 43 sheets;  31 cm.  Includes CD 
<br/><br/>Thesis (MBA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Business Administration Department 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliography (sheets 37-39) 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT<br/>From the very beginning of human beings’ history, people have been striving to<br/>survive and evolve from bottom to upper level as Maslow defined this using a pyramid.<br/>Now a days, better quality of life, wellbeing, and life expectancy are said to be key<br/>factors for instituting a happier nation. This study explores the role of economic<br/>growth, unemployment rate, and inflation on life expectancy. The study focuses on<br/>two groups of developed and less developed European countries in terms of higher<br/>human capital index and lower human capital index. The aim is to compare the life<br/>expectancy between these groups of European developed countries (Finland, Ireland,<br/>and Netherland) and less developed nations (Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania).<br/>Thus, the data of seven European countries were gathered from the world development<br/>indicators data base for the period of 2010-2019. A panel data analysis was applied to<br/>examine the impact of gross domestic production, unemployment rate, and inflation<br/>on life expectancy.<br/>The results indicated that unemployment rate and inflation have a significant but<br/>negative effect on life expectancy in developed countries. Moreover, economic<br/>growth, unemployment rate, and inflation rate all impacted the life expectancy of the<br/>less developed countries significantly but negatively.<br/>The outcome of the study suggests that economic growth does not increase life<br/>expectancy in less developed countries. This result implies an insufficient investment<br/>in education, health, income distribution in the less developed nations have been made.<br/>However, the positive and significant impact of economic growth on life expectancy<br/>in developed countries explains that European nations with higher human capital<br/>index, relatively have a better income distribution and investment for better quality of<br/>life and achieving standard of living.<br/>Keywords: Economic Growth, European Countries, Life Expectancy. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic development--Europe--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Life expectancy--Europe