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

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.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Black, Sandra E. ; Devereux, Paul J. ; Salvanes, Kjell G.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 105.2009, 1, p. 138-140
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Intergenerational mobility Cognitive skills Intergenerational transmission

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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