Genetic lotteries within families

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 647-659

  Fletcher, Jason M ^a,d   Lehrer, Steven F ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood health; Genetics; Mental health; Sibling fixed effects

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; CYTOCHROME P450 2A6; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

CHILD HEALTH; GENETICS; MENTAL HEALTH; SIBLING;

5HTT GENE; ARTICLE; CYP2A6 GENE; DAT GENE; DRD2 GENE; DRD4 GENE; FAMILY; GENE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC MARKER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAOA GENE; POPULATION GENETICS; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SIBLINGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960913153     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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