Individual responsibility and economic development: evidence from rainfall data

Historical rainfall variation will have a negative relationship with individual responsibility at a country level.

Hypothesis also tested using contemporary rainfall data from 1900-2009 and it remained supported (p<.01)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Ordinary least square regression	Supported	p< .01	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Rainfall Variation	Independent	Climate
Individual responsibility	Dependent	Social Personality, Ethos, Socialization

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Davis, Lewis	2016	As individual responsibility increases, the economic development of a country will increase.	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Nugent, Jeffrey B.	1999	Tribal societies in Sudan that experience more local spatial rainfall variability will be more likely to establish more common property rights.	Supported	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Nugent, Jeffrey B.	1999	Tribal societies in Sudan that experience more local spatial rainfall variability will be less likely to have centralized hierarchical institutions.	Mostly Supported	8	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Dow, Gregory K.	2016	Rate of exogamy will be negatively associated with community size. (1807)	Supported	10	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Dow, Gregory K.	2016	Rate of exogamy will be positively associated with disparities in productivity between the two residence sites. (1807)	Supported	12	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author