PUBLICATIONS
The AGDI has published substantially in fulfillment of its mission statement of contributing to knowledge towards African development:
IDEAS
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ECONSTOR
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Publication List
2016 |
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| 1. | Kodila-Tedika, Simplice Asongu & Florentin Azia-Dimbu Oasis A Journal of Biosocial Science, 2016. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Statistics; Intelligence; Developing countries @article{Asongu_565, author = {Simplice Asongu & Florentin Azia-Dimbu A Oasis Kodila-Tedika}, url = {http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=10339108&fileId=S0021932016000213}, doi = {10.1017/S0021932016000213}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-05-26}, journal = {Journal of Biosocial Science}, abstract = {The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between intelligence (or human capital) and the statistical capacity of developing countries. The line of inquiry is motivated essentially by the scarce literature on poor statistics in developing countries and an evolving stream of literature on the knowledge economy. A positive association is established between intelligence quotient (IQ) and statistical capacity. The relationship is robust to alternative specifications with varying conditioning information sets and control for outliers. Policy implications are discussed.}, keywords = {Statistics; Intelligence; Developing countries}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between intelligence (or human capital) and the statistical capacity of developing countries. The line of inquiry is motivated essentially by the scarce literature on poor statistics in developing countries and an evolving stream of literature on the knowledge economy. A positive association is established between intelligence quotient (IQ) and statistical capacity. The relationship is robust to alternative specifications with varying conditioning information sets and control for outliers. Policy implications are discussed. |
2015 |
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| 2. | Kodila-Tedika, Simplice Asongu & Florentin Azia-Dimbu Oasis A Statistics and IQ in Developing Countries: A Note 2015. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Statistics; Intelligence; Developing countries @workingpaper{Kodila-Tedika2015bb, title = {Statistics and IQ in Developing Countries: A Note}, author = {Simplice Asongu & Florentin Azia-Dimbu A Oasis Kodila-Tedika}, editor = {African 2015 Governance and Development Institute WP/15/030}, url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Statistics-and-IQ-in-Developing-Countries.pdf}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-09-01}, abstract = {The purpose of this study is to assess the nexus between intelligence (or human capital) and statistical capacity in developing countries. The line of inquiry is motivated essentially by: (i) the scarce literature devoted to elucidating poor 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 of alternative specifications based on varying conditioning information sets and (ii) robust to the control of outliers. Policy implications are discussed.}, keywords = {Statistics; Intelligence; Developing countries}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {workingpaper} } The purpose of this study is to assess the nexus between intelligence (or human capital) and statistical capacity in developing countries. The line of inquiry is motivated essentially by: (i) the scarce literature devoted to elucidating poor 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 of alternative specifications based on varying conditioning information sets and (ii) robust to the control of outliers. Policy implications are discussed. |