Study analyzes how genes and education influence socioeconomic success

Ambitious public education policies have the capacity to cushion the role of the "genetic lottery" in people's life chances. This is one of the main conclusions of a scientific study by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and Stockholm University (Sweden) analyzing the impact of an educational reform in England. These findings could be applied to the design of future educational policies.