Sibling Correlation in Educational Attainment: A Test of Genetic Nurture. Working Paper 27336

Autor/inn/en	Cawley, John; Han, Euna; Kim, Jiyoon; Norton, Edward C.
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Sibling Correlation in Educational Attainment: A Test of Genetic Nurture. Working Paper 27336
Quelle	(2020) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Attainment; Siblings; Correlation; Genetics; Adolescents; Peer Influence; Risk; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Sibling; Geschwister; Korrelation; Humangenetik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risiko
Abstract	The educational attainment of siblings is highly correlated. We test for a specific type of peer effect between siblings in educational attainment: genetic nurture. Specifically, we test whether a person's educational attainment is correlated with their sibling's polygenic score (PGS) for educational attainment, controlling for their own PGS for educational attainment. Models estimated using genetic data in the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) yield strong evidence of such genetic nurture between siblings, and this result is robust to alternative measures of educational attainment and different measures of polygenic score. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01