Beyond Nature and Nurture Exploring early choices and genetic influences on school outcomes

In conversations about educational achievement, questions about what shapes our life outcomes persist. This event, with speakers Anusha Nath of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve and Aldo Rustichini of the University of Minnesota, attempts to identify whether genetics or life choices hold more weight in the direction of our lives.
This event explores educational achievement and outcomes using two new working papers that employ significantly different data sources in an attempt to answer the same questions: What affects differences in educational attainment and income? At what point does race and gender matter?
This event is moderated by Michael C. Rodriguez, dean of the College of Education and Human Development and is hosted by the Heller-Hurwicz Economic Institute. Originally recorded November 2023.