American economist at George Mason University — author of Hive Mind (on how national IQ affects economic growth) and 10% Less Democracy — who makes the most rigorous academic case that cognitive human capital, not just physical capital or institutions, drives economic development.
Creates the national IQ economic development thesis — Jones's Hive Mind argues (using cross-national data) that average national cognitive ability has large effects on institutional quality and economic growth that dwarf the effects of individual IQ; the claim is controversial but is the most empirically grounded version of the human capital development argument.
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