A revolution in genomics is creeping into economics. It allows us to say something we might have suspected, but could never confirm: money trumps genes.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
It’s better to be born rich than gifted
The least-gifted children of high-income parents graduate from college at higher rates than the most-gifted children of low-income parents.
Analysis by Andrew Van Dam
October 9, 2018 at 10:29 a.m. EDT