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Statistics and IQ in Developing Countries: A Note
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A.; Azia-Dimbu, … - 2015
The purpose of this study is to assess the nexus between intelligence (or human capital) and statistical capacity in … statistics in developing countries and (ii) an evolving stream of literature on knowledge economy. We have established a positive … association between intelligence quotient (IQ) and statistical capacity. The relationship is: (i) consistent with the employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390927
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Governance and Intelligence: Empirical Analysis from African Data
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - In: Journal of African Development 16 (2014) 1
This study aims at testing the relationship between intelligence and governance. It is based on African data. This … study find s that countries with high-IQ populations generally enjoy good governance. Governance and Intelligence are found …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938934
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Governance and Intelligence: Empirical Analysis from African Data
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - In: Journal of African Development 16 (2014) 1
This study aims at testing the relationship between intelligence and governance. It is based on African data. This … study find s that countries with high-IQ populations generally enjoy good governance. Governance and Intelligence are found …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941224
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Governance and Intelligence: Empirical Analysis from African Data
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This study aims at testing the relation between intelligence and governance. It is based on African data. This study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113561
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Statistics and IQ in Developing Countries : A Note
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2017
The purpose of this study is to assess the nexus between intelligence (or human capital) and statistical capacity in … statistics in developing countries and (ii) an evolving stream of literature on knowledge economy. We have established a positive … association between intelligence quotient (IQ) and statistical capacity. The relationship is: (i) consistent with the employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971020
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Human Capital and National Institutional Quality: Are TIMSS, PISA, and National Average IQ Robust Predictors?
Jones, Garett; Potrafke, Niklas - 2014
Is human capital a robust predictor of good institutions? Using a new institutional quality measure, the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), we find that cognitive skill measures are significant, robust, and large in magnitude. We use two databases of cognitive skills: estimates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398530
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Human capital and national institutional quality : are TIMSS, PISA, and national average IQ robust predictors?
Jones, Garett; Potrafke, Niklas - 2014
Is human capital a robust predictor of good institutions? Using a new institutional quality measure, the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), we find that cognitive skill measures are significant, robust, and large in magnitude. We use two databases of cognitive skills: estimates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010354080
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Human Capital and National Institutional Quality: Are TIMSS, PISA, and National Average IQ Robust Predictors?
Jones, Garett; Potrafke, Niklas - CESifo - 2014
Is human capital a robust predictor of good institutions? Using a new institutional quality measure, the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), we find that cognitive skill measures are significant, robust, and large in magnitude. We use two databases of cognitive skills: estimates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877712
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Cognitive capital, governance, and the wealth of nations
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Rindermann, Heiner; Christainsen, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Good governance or “government effectiveness” (per the World Bank) is seen as a critical factor for the wealth of nations insofar as it shapes political and economic institutions and affects overall economic performance. The quality of governance, in turn, depends on the attributes of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110816
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At stake with implementation: trials of explicitness in the description of the state
Muniesa, Fabian; Linhardt, Dominique - Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation (CSI), MINES ParisTech - 2009
Studies a number of aspects of the reform of public finance and public management in France (LOLF), with special attention to science and technology policy, using a pragmatist approach to the sociology of the state.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081415