<p>I'll start with some examples.</p>

<p><a href="http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dissertations/AAI1573760/" rel="nofollow">State-level analysis of variation in infant mortality rate: A socio-ecological approach</a></p>

<p>73% of infant mortality explained in the US by just a few variables.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=http://www.gwern.net/docs/iq/2006-dickerson.pdf&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj9gO_KmYjLAhUU5WMKHeEsAksQFgglMAI&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqXWhzJNdBO-UV0d4MCpFMIGc7rg&amp;sig2=t_fWwesSjpEt_iqNISipnw" rel="nofollow" title="IQ and the Wealth of Nations">Exponential correlation of IQ and the wealth of nations</a></p>

<p>69% of GDP per capita explained by IQ.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.kon.org/urc/v8/zambrano.html" rel="nofollow">Estimating Suicide Rates in Nations that Do Not Report Suicide Statistics</a></p>

<p>78% of variance in suicide rates explained in Model 2, table 3.</p>

<p>What are some more examples of models with a lot of explanatory power for large scale social phenomena? </p>

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What exactly constitutes _"impressive"_ and _"very high"_?
Graeme Walsh
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I dunno. .......
D J Sims
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Then I suppose my point will be clear; the question is difficult to answer and its quality questionable given the degree of ambiguity.
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What are some impressive economics models with very high explained variance?
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# What are some impressive economics models with very high explained variance?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-21)

I'll start with some examples.

[State-level analysis of variation in infant mortality rate: A socio-ecological approach](http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dissertations/AAI1573760/)

73% of infant mortality explained in the US by just a few variables.

[Exponential correlation of IQ and the wealth of nations](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.gwern.net/docs/iq/2006-dickerson.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwj9gO_KmYjLAhUU5WMKHeEsAksQFgglMAI&usg=AFQjCNGqXWhzJNdBO-UV0d4MCpFMIGc7rg&sig2=t_fWwesSjpEt_iqNISipnw "IQ and the Wealth of Nations")

69% of GDP per capita explained by IQ.

[Estimating Suicide Rates in Nations that Do Not Report Suicide Statistics](https://www.kon.org/urc/v8/zambrano.html)

78% of variance in suicide rates explained in Model 2, table 3.

What are some more examples of models with a lot of explanatory power for large scale social phenomena?

**Tags:** econometrics

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What exactly constitutes _"impressive"_ and _"very high"_?  
> **username_0**: I dunno. .......  
> **username_1**: Then I suppose my point will be clear; the question is difficult to answer and its quality questionable given the degree of ambiguity.  

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