Data and Code for: "The Nurture of Nature and the Nature of Nurture: How Genes and Investments Interact in the Formation of Skills"

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Mikkel Houmark, Department of Economics and Business Economics and TrygFonden’s Centre for Child Research, Aarhus University; Victor Ronda, TrygFonden’s Centre for Child Research, Aarhus University; Michael Rosholm, Department of Economics and Business Economics and TrygFonden’s Centre for Child Research, Aarhus University and IZA

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Houmark, Mikkel, Ronda, Victor, and Rosholm, Michael. Data and Code for: “The Nurture of Nature and the Nature of Nurture: How Genes and Investments Interact in the Formation of Skills.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-01-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/E192844V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper studies the interplay between genetics and family investments in the process of skill formation. We model and estimate the joint evolution of skills and parental investments throughout early childhood. We document three genetic mechanisms: the direct effect of child genes on skills, the indirect effect of child genes via parental investments, and family genetic influences captured by parental genes. We show that genetic effects are dynamic, increase over time and operate via environmental channels. Our paper highlights the value of integrating biological and social perspectives into a single unified framework.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Cohort Study; Applied Microeconometrics

JEL Classification:
      D10 Household Behavior: General
      I24 Education and Inequality
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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