Dear colleagues, We hereby invite you to join our next Economics of Inequality Research Seminar<https://www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/outreach/ineq-research-seminar> at WU Vienna. Paul Hufe<https://www.paulhufe.net/> (University of Bristol) will present the paper The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Evidence from Norway. Date and Time: Monday, November 18; 3.00 p.m. Location: WU Vienna, D4 - D4.0.127<https://campus.wu.ac.at/?q=D4.0.127>. Abstract Genetic endowments are fixed at conception, and they remain constant over the life course of individuals. Therefore, genetic inequality contradicts the widespread goal of providing equal educational opportunities to all members of society. In line with this policy goal, there is a long-standing literature in economics, sociology, and psychology that poses “the question of how well schools reduce the inequity of birth” (Coleman et al., 1966, p.36). In this paper, we investigate the question of how well schools address inequalities based on genetic disadvantages by providing the first causal study to estimate the interaction between genetic endowments and school quality. To this end, we combine Norwegian data on genetic trios (mothers, fathers, fathers) with validated measures of school value-added. Our (preliminary) findings suggest that schools equalize opportunities by reducing genetic gradients in reading (but not numeracy). Please register your participation here<https://www.wu.ac.at/ineq/outreach/ineq-research-seminar/registration-hufe>. Best regards, Franziska Disslbacher ---- Franziska Disslbacher, PhD Assistant Professor Institute for Spatial & Social-Ecological Transformations & Research Institute Economics of Inequality WU, Vienna University of Economics and Business +43 1 313 36 6669 franziska.disslbacher@wu.ac.at<mailto:franziska.disslbacher@wu.ac.at> franziskadisslbacher.com<http://franziskadisslbacher.com> WU, Vienna University of Economics and Business Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria Building D3, D3 0.251