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Genetic markers as instrumental variables : an application to child fat mass and academic achievement
Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie von; Smith, George Davey - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003939730
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Genetic markers as instrumental variables: an application to child fat mass and academic achievement
Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie von; Smith, George Davey - 2010
The use of genetic markers as instrumental variables (IV) is receiving increasing attention from economists. This paper examines the conditions that need to be met for genetic variants to be used as instruments. We combine the IV literature with that from genetic epidemiology, with an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003942198
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The effect of fat mass on educational attainment : examining the sensitivity to different identification strategies
Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie von; Smith, George Davey - In: Economics and human biology 10 (2012) 4, pp. 405-418
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010386286
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Genetic markers as instrumental variables
Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie von; Smith, George Davey - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009423382
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Genetic markers as instrumental variables: An application to child fat mass and academic achievement
von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie; Smith, George Davey - 2010
The use of genetic markers as instrumental variables (IV) is receiving increasing attention from economists. This paper examines the conditions that need to be met for genetic variants to be used as instruments. We combine the IV literature with that from genetic epidemiology, with an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288210