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Peer reviewedMiller, Paul; Mulvey, Charles; Martin, Nick – Economics of Education Review, 2001
Data from a large sample of Australian twins indicate that 50 to 65 percent of variance in educational attainments can be attributed to genetic endowments. Only about 25 to 40 percent may be due to environmental factors, depending on adjustments for measurement error and assortative mating. (Contains 51 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries
Download full textBlack, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul; Salvanes, Kjell – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2006
Lower birth weight babies have worse outcomes, both short-run in terms of one year mortality rates and longer run in terms of educational attainment and earnings. However, recent research has called into question whether birth weight itself is important or whether it simply reflects other hard-to-measure characteristics. By applying within twin…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Educational Attainment, Mortality Rate, Labor Market
