A Flow of Iranian Social Capital and its Factors

In recent years, with the development of endogenous growth models, human and social capital have been considered as the main drivers of economic growth. In this regard, social capital, which is a key component of trust, has gained a prominent place in studies of growth. In this study, the relationship between growth and social capital in Iran has been studied with respect to the theoretical foundations of economic growth models. The results show that social capital, along with other factors of production, had a significant effect on economic growth. Also, in order to predict and plan for future improvement of social capital, social capital model has been measured. Among the factors affecting social capital, age and employment in agriculture, suburbanization, income inequality and migration have a significant and negative impact on social capital whereas, education, women labor force participation, employment in industry and services, ownership Home and family formation have a positive and significant impact on social capital. According to the results, it is suggested that the government, while anticipating the social capital of the provinces, find a solution to improve it in the provinces with a low level of social capital, considering the factors affecting the social capital proposed in the present study.