Governance and Intelligence: Empirical Analysis from African Data

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis (2012): Governance and Intelligence: Empirical Analysis from African Data. Published in: Journal of African Development , Vol. 16, No. 1 (8 October 2014): pp. 83-97.

Abstract

This study aims at testing the relation between intelligence and governance. It is based on African data. This study finds that countries with high-IQ populations enjoy good governance.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Institution, Governance, Intelligence, Africa
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D73 - Bureaucracy ; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations ; Corruption; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O55 - Africa; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I20 - General; D - Microeconomics > D0 - General > D02 - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact

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