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Genetic nurture in educational attainment.

John Cawley¹, Euna Han², Jiyoon Kim³

¹Cornell University and NBER, United States.

Economics and Human Biology

|March 30, 2023

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Genetic nurture significantly influences educational attainment. A sibling's genetic predisposition for education is linked to an individual's likelihood of obtaining a college degree, highlighting family's genetic impact.

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Area of Science:

Behavioral genetics
Sociogenomics
Human behavioral genetics

Background:

Education is strongly correlated with health outcomes.
Understanding the determinants of educational attainment is crucial.
Family influences, including genetic factors, play a role in education.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the influence of genetic nurture on educational attainment.
To test if a sibling's polygenic score for education predicts an individual's educational success.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health).
Employed polygenic scores (PGS) for education to measure genetic predisposition.
Controlled for the individual's own PGS in the analysis.

Main Results:

Found strong evidence supporting genetic nurture's effect on education.
A two-standard deviation increase in a sibling's education PGS correlated with a 13.6% increase in college degree probability.
Results were robust across different educational measures and PGS variations.

Conclusions:

Genetic nurture is a significant factor in educational attainment.
The sibling's genetic predisposition impacts educational outcomes, even when controlling for one's own genetics.
Mechanisms include potential omission of parental PGS and sibling characteristics.