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020			_a9780804797054 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aJones, Garett, _e1
245	1	0	_aHive mind : _bhow your nation's IQ matters so much more than your own / _cGarett Jones.
260			_aStanford, California : _bStanford Economics and Finance, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 205 pages) : _billustrations.
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505	0	0	_aIntroduction : the paradox of IQ -- _tJust a test score? -- _tA Da Vinci effect for nations -- _tJames Flynn and the quest to raise global IQ -- _tWill the intelligent inherit the Earth? -- _tSmarter groups are more cooperative -- _tPatience and cooperation as ingredients for good politics -- _tInformed voters and the question of epistocracy -- _tThe o-ring theory of teams -- _tThe endless quest for substitutes and the economic benefits of immigration -- _tPoem and conclusion.
520	0		_aOver the last few decades, economists and psychologists have quietly documented the many ways in which a person's IQ matters. But, research suggests that a nation's IQ matters so much more. As Garett Jones argues in Hive Mind, modest differences in national IQ can explain most cross-country inequalities. Whereas IQ scores do a moderately good job of predicting individual wages, information processing power, and brain size, a country's average score is a much stronger bellwether of its overall prosperity. Drawing on an expansive array of research from psychology, economics, management, and political science, Jones argues that intelligence and cognitive skill are significantly more important on a national level than on an individual one because they have'positive spillovers.'On average, people who do better on standardized tests are more patient, more cooperative, and have better memories. As a result, these qualities--and others necessary to take on the complexity of a modern economy--become more prevalent in a society as national test scores rise. What's more, when we are surrounded by slightly more patient, informed, and cooperative neighbors we take on these qualities a bit more ourselves. In other words, the worker bees in every nation create a'hive mind'with a power all its own. Once the hive is established, each individual has only a tiny impact on his or her own life. Jones makes the case that, through better nutrition and schooling, we can raise IQ, thereby fostering higher savings rates, more productive teams, and more effective bureaucracies. After demonstrating how test scores that matter little for individuals can mean a world of difference for nations, the book leaves readers with policy-oriented conclusions and hopeful speculation: Whether we lift up the bottom through changing the nature of work, institutional improvements, or freer immigration, it is possible that this period of massive global inequality will be a short season by the standards of human history if we raise our global IQ.
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650		0	_aIntelligence levels _xEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aIntelligence levels _xPolitical aspects.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1066326&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell