Theory matters for identifying a causal role for genetic factors in socioeconomic outcomes.
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| Title: | Theory matters for identifying a causal role for genetic factors in socioeconomic outcomes. |
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| Authors: | Durlauf, Steven N. (AUTHOR), Rustichini, Aldo (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Behavioral & Brain Sciences. 2023, Vol. 46, p1-57. 57p. |
| Subjects: | Socioeconomic factors, Educational outcomes |
| Abstract: | Any empirical claim about the role of genes in socioeconomic outcomes involves successfully addressing the identification problem. This commentary argues that socioeconomic outcomes such as education are sufficiently complex, involving so many mechanisms, that understanding the role genes requires the use of formal theoretical structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Any empirical claim about the role of genes in socioeconomic outcomes involves successfully addressing the identification problem. This commentary argues that socioeconomic outcomes such as education are sufficiently complex, involving so many mechanisms, that understanding the role genes requires the use of formal theoretical structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0140525X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X22002084 |
