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Heritability and social interaction in labor market outcomes: Evidence from the population of twins in the United States

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. SignificanceWhy do families matter so much for the labor market success of their children? One explanation is shared hereditary factors; another is family resources and family-related preferences. We use data for twins to measure the share of the ...

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KOSPI Down 0.58% Tuesday

[Economy] : The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index went down 40-point-87 points, or zero-point-58 percent, on Tuesday to close at six-thousand-954-point-52.

·world.kbs.co.kr

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Sets Minimum Subscription for $1.6 Billion IPO

[Premium Times] Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and owner of the 700,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) plant, led the sign-off ceremony in Lagos on Monday.

  • Dangote Refinery's $1.6 billion IPO is Africa's largest public equity sale.
  • Minimum subscription is 10 shares at N5,250 per unit for retail investors.
  • IPO runs from September 14 to October 13, with capacity to be doubled to 1.4 million bpd.

·allafrica.com

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