Molecular genetics and economics

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 57-82

  Beauchamp, Jonathan P ^a   Cesarini, David ^b,c   Johannesson, Magnus ^d   Van Der Loos, Matthijsj H M ^e   Koellinger, Philipp D ^e   Patrick J F Groenen, ^e   Fowler, James H ^f   Rosenquist, J Niels ^g   Thurik, A Roy ^e   Christakis, Nicholas A ^h  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 81855203304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.25.4.57     Document Type: Article

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