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dc.contributor.authorLundborg, Petteren
dc.contributor.authorStenberg, Andersen
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-19-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T12:06:12Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T12:06:12Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/36121-
dc.description.abstractThis brief paper draws attention to molecular genetic research which may provide a new dimension to our understanding of how socioeconomic outcomes are generated. In particular, we provide an overview of the recently emerging evidence of gene-environment interaction effects. This literature points out specific policy areas which may compensate individuals carrying genetic risks, without resorting to gene mapping of the population. Such policies would also increase intergenerational mobility if genetic and/or environmental risk factors are more common in socially disadvantaged groups.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x4585en
dc.subject.jelJ62en
dc.subject.jelH50en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordGeneen
dc.subject.keywordenvironmenten
dc.subject.keywordinteractionen
dc.subject.keywordmolecular geneticsen
dc.subject.keywordinequalityen
dc.subject.stwGentechniken
dc.subject.stwNaturen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Ungleichheiten
dc.subject.stwSozialpolitiken
dc.subject.stwGenerationenbeziehungenen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Mobilitäten
dc.titleNature, nurture and egalitarian policy: what can we learn from molecular genetics?-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn616730578en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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