Intelligence and corruption

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 114
Issue: 1
Pages: 109-112

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Abstract

This study finds that countries with high-IQ populations enjoy less corruption. I propose that this is because intelligent people have longer time horizons.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:114:y:2012:i:1:p:109-112
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29