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Genome-wide analysis identifies 149 genetic loci associated with income
- SlipperySlope 7y agoWould not discrimination be likewise associated with certain genetic loci, for example dark skin color, or height. To be useful, it would be best to eliminate the variation due to discrimination. For example, just measure income earned by remote anonymous workers.
- core-questions 7y agoThis looks like it's well in line with all of the existing contentious research on this subject. The problem is, of course, doing anything with this from a policy standpoint. All of this knowledge leads to increased predictive power for anyone willing to consider it, but making policies around it generally is seen as "being biased" no matter how confident we are in the aggregate outcomes we expect.