Some interesting studies on IQ, economic development (wealthy/poor countries & industrialized nations), health, etc....
A controversial 2002 book titled "IQ and the Wealth of Nations" gathered existing data on IQs to map them by country. North American and Europe looked good. Sub-Saharan Africa did not. Asia shined. Critics cried racism; there's a long history of intelligence research that blurs the divide between bigotry and investigation. In 2007, research by James Flynn published in "What is Intelligence" proved race-based arguments lacking. IQs the world over have been climbing for half a century, and they tend to jump quickly in poor countries that experience a spasm of economic growth--a phenomenon now called the Flynn Effect.Read more: How to Buy a Higher IQ - SmartMoney.com http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/budgeting/how-to-buy-a-higher-iq-1304720009965/#ixzz1LfBLALTw
