Oasis Kodila-Tedika

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess if poverty is in the African gene by revisiting the findings of Ashraf and Galor (2013, AER) and reformulating the out of Africa Hypothesis into a genetic diversity hypothesis for a within Africa analysis.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the effect of the average level of intelligence on different measures of the quality of institutions, using a 2006 cross-sectional sample of 113 countries, and found that average IQ positively affects all the measures of institutional quality considered in their study, namely government efficiency, regulatory quality, rule of law, political stability and voice and accountability.

TL;DR: The authors found that government effectiveness was related to the cognitive human capital of the society as a whole, of the intellectual class, and of leading politicians, and the importance of cognitive capital was reflected in the rate of innovation, the degree of economic freedom, and country competitiveness, all of which had an impact on the level of productivity (GDP per capita) and wealth (per adult).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess if poverty is in the African gene by revisiting the findings of Ashraf and Galor (2013, AER) and reformulating the out of Africa Hypothesis into a genetic diversity hypothesis for a within Africa analysis.

TL;DR: The authors assesses the best governance tools in the fight against the scourges in Africa and concludes that corruption control is the most effective mechanism in fighting crimes (conflicts) and is significantly strong when controlling for age dependency, number of police (and security) officers, per capita economic prosperity, educational level and population density.