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Theory matters for identifying a causal role for genetic factors in socioeconomic outcomes
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 46:e189 (2023)
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.Other Versions
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