This strongly suggests that the effect is causally mediated through paternal genes (low-SES moms get low-SES dads anyway, but children of high-SES moms mean-revert further if father is chosen randomly)https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1052081538962051072 …
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It could well be the case that *all* the problems intact families solve are *exclusively* economic (at least, at the first order) and still be the case that they are the unique solution
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It's also simplistic to imagine that separation implies all these bad traits in fathers. At the very least bad mother genes could be causing trouble too; we don't know if those bad dads are successes elsewhere.
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no, read the thread; that is specifically excluded because they have sororal controls
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ah, right
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Also, externalities created by other married parents in the neighborhood/school peer environment shouldn't be excluded from the consideration of causal impacts of marriage. My guess is in aggregate, especially due to shrinking family size, they are the main mechanism of impact.
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Right. Even in nice '50s suburbs with intact families, the kids with shitty parents attached themselves to the more stable families. I imagine that goes all the way down... basically leeching stability
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