Genome-wide Association Studies and the Genetics of Entrepreneurship

Matthijs van der Loos, Philipp Koellinger, Patrick Groenen () and Roy Thurik

ERIM Report Series Research in Management from Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Abstract: We are currently investigating genetic influences on self-employment in an international research consortium using genome-wide association studies (GWAS). By meta-analysing results from numerous independent samples we address identification issues arising from multiple testing. To our knowledge, this is the earliest attempt to apply GWAS to an economic outcome of a relatively general nature. Our study will reveal potentials and limitations of this approach for economic research.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; genetics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 L26 M M13 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-01-15
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