Browsing Institutt for sosiologi og samfunnsgeografi by Author "Laidley, Thomas"

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  • Genetic Influences on Educational Achievement in Cross-National Perspective 
    Baier, Tina; Lang, Volker; Grätz, Michael; Barclay, Kieron J.; Conley, Dalton C; Dawes, Christopher; Laidley, Thomas; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Abstract There is a growing interest in how social conditions moderate genetic influences on education [gene–environment interactions (GxE)]. Previous research has focused on the family, specifically parents’ ...
  • Sibling Similarity in Education Across and Within Societies 
    Grätz, Michael; Barclay, Kieron J.; Wiborg, Øyvind N; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Karhula, Aleksi; Erola, Jani; Präg, Patrick; Laidley, Thomas; Conley, Dalton C (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    The extent to which siblings resemble each other measures the omnibus impact of family background on life chances. We study sibling similarity in cognitive skills, school grades, and educational attainment in Finland, ...