Following in Your Parents’ Footsteps? Empirical Analysis of Matched Parent–Offspring Test Scores*
研究1958年出生的一代人在7岁时的阅读和数学成绩与其子女在1991年同龄时的成绩之间的关系，发现父母成绩与子女成绩正相关，其中阅读成绩的代际传递主要受养育环境影响，而数学成绩则更多受遗传影响。
Abstract In this article, we explore whether an intergenerational relationship exists between the reading and mathematics test scores, taken at age 7, of a cohort of individuals born in 1958 and the equivalent test scores of their offspring measured in 1991. Our results suggest that how the parent performs in reading and mathematics during their childhood is positively related to the corresponding test scores of their offspring as measured at a similar age. The results further suggest that the effect of upbringing is mainly responsible for the intergenerational relationship in literacy, although genetic effects seem more relevant with respect to numeracy.