Relevance of education and intelligence at the national level for the economic welfare of people

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-142

  Rindermann, Heiner ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Education; Intelligence; International cognitive ability comparisons; Modernity

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749115427     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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