This study's primary purpose was to explore the role of tourism development in enhancing well-being in a highly populated developing economy by focusing on the case study of Pakistan. Several econometric techniques and approaches were used on annual time series data covering the 1990–2016 period to investigate the causal relationship of well-being with tourism development, political stability, economics, and population growth. The findings suggested that tourism development enhances economic growth and well-being, hence providing support for the tourism-led growth hypothesis. However, population growth and political instability exhibited a negative relationship with well-being; in addition, the level of political stability determined tourism activities. Hence, this study is unique due to its specific focus on the role of political stability and tourism development in the enhancement of well-being in a highly populated developing economy. Moreover, the practical implications of the study have been provided in light of the main findings.

这项研究的主要目的是通过关注巴基斯坦的案例研究，探索旅游业发展在增进人口稠密的发展中经济中的福祉方面的作用。1990-2016年期间的年度时间序列数据使用了多种计量经济学技术和方法，以研究幸福感与旅游业发展，政治稳定，经济和人口增长之间的因果关系。研究结果表明，旅游业发展可以促进经济增长和福祉，因此为旅游业主导的增长假说提供了支持。但是，人口增长和政治动荡与福祉呈负相关；此外，政治稳定程度决定了旅游活动。因此，这项研究是独特的，因为它特别关注政治稳定和旅游业发展在人口稠密的发展中经济体中改善福祉方面的作用。此外，已经根据主要发现提供了该研究的实际意义。