Educational Attainment Has a Causal Effect on Economic, But Not Social Ideology: Evidence from Discordant Twins: Evidence from Discordant Twins

Stig Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen; Aaron Weinschenk; Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard; Jacob Von Bornemann Hjelmborg; Robert Klemmensen

doi:10.1177/00323217211008788

Educational Attainment Has a Causal Effect on Economic, But Not Social Ideology: Evidence from Discordant Twins: Evidence from Discordant Twins

Stig Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen, Aaron Weinschenk, Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard, Jacob Von Bornemann Hjelmborg, Robert Klemmensen

Institut for Statskundskab

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Abstract

In this article, we examine the nature of the relationship between educational attainment and ideology. Some scholars have argued that the effect of education on political variables like ideology is inflated due to unaccounted-for family factors, such as genetic predispositions and parental socialization. Using the discordant twin design and data from a large sample of Danish twins, we find that after accounting for confounders rooted in the family, education has a (quasi)-causal effect on economic ideology, but not social ideology. We also examine whether the relationship between education and economic ideology is moderated by levels of economic hardship in the local context where individuals reside. We find that the (quasi)-causal effect of education on economic ideology increases in economically challenged areas.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Political Studies
Vol/bind	71
Nummer	1
Sider (fra-til)	256-275
Antal sider	20
ISSN	0032-3217
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217211008788
Status	Udgivet - feb. 2023

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