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

Sandra Black, Paul Devereux and Kjell G Salvanes

Economics Letters, 2009, vol. 105, issue 1, 138-140

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.

Keywords: Intergenerational; mobility; Cognitive; skills; Intergenerational; transmission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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