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Source link: http://archive.mises.org/7014/does-iq-determine-the-wealth-of-nations/

Does IQ Determine the Wealth of Nations?

August 21, 2007 by

IQ and the Wealth of Nations is a severely flawed book, falling far short of presenting the indisputable case for the primary importance of genetically determined intelligence in deciding the economic performance of nations that Lynn and Vanhanen claim it offers. Whether or not some nations truly suffer from an ineradicable intelligence deficit, their best path to follow is the one of freedom. Even if a capitalist, low-IQ country has a lower GDP than a socialist, high-IQ nation, that does not argue against the primary importance of liberty for prosperity. FULL ARTICLE

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Maranda Mikowski April 12, 2011 at 12:17 am

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