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For this purpose,\u00a0we use unique data on children conceived through sperm and egg donation in IVF treatments in Denmark. Because the assignment of donors\u00a0is not selective, the intergenerational human capital estimates allow for a\u00a0causal nurture interpretation. Once we take account of genes, we \ufb01nd that\u00a0only the education of mothers matters: the association between mother\u2019s\u00a0education and child test scores is signi\ufb01cant and large, whereas the association between father\u2019s education and child test scores is\u00a0insigni\ufb01cant\u00a0and practically zero.<\/p><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8999,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"event_start_date":"2022-10-12 13:00:00","event_end_date":"2022-10-12 14:00:00","event_speaker_name":"Petter Lundborg, Lund University, SW","event_speaker_link":"","event_is_online":false,"event_location":"Details on confirmation after registration via Eventbrite","event_street":"29, avenue J. 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