M.A. Thesis:

IQ, prosperity and economic growth

Abstract The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between IQ with prosperity and economic growth. This research is descriptive of the type of correlation and categorization based on the purpose of the applied type. In this research, the library method was first used and then after field data mining, a field study was conducted. Information on 47 developed and developing countries in the 13-year period from 2000 to 2012 has been analyzed to examine the relationship between variables for testing research hypotheses. In order to analyze the data, the variance of the model variables is investigated and simulations are used to analyze the models as integrable data from the simultaneous equation system analysis. Eviews 9 software has also been used to analyze the statistical data. The results of the model show that there is a positive and significant relationship between IQ and economic growth. Also, the result of model estimation shows that there is a significant relationship between IQ and economic well-being.

Keywords: IQ, Economic Growth, Economic Welfare