Like father, like son? A note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores

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Journal: Economics Letters

Year: 2009

Volume: 105

Issue: 1

Pages: 138-140

Authors (3)

Black, Sandra E. (Columbia University) Devereux, Paul J. (not in RePEc) Salvanes, Kjell G. (Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH))

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Abstract

Using a large population-based dataset, we estimate a substantial intergenerational transmission of IQ scores; a 10% increase in father's score at age 18 is associated with a 3.2% increase in son's score. This relationship also holds true for various subpopulations.

Like father, like son? A note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores

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