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Genome-wide association studies in economics and entrepreneurship research: promises and limitations

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  • Philipp Koellinger

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  • Matthijs Loos

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  • Patrick Groenen

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  • A. Thurik

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  • Fernando Rivadeneira

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  • Frank Rooij

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  • André Uitterlinden

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  • Albert Hofman

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Small Business Economics.

Volume (Year): 35 (2010)
Issue (Month): 1 (July)
Pages: 1-18

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Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:35:y:2010:i:1:p:1-18

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Keywords: Genetics; Microeconomics; Entrepreneurship; L26; J24; B40; C10;

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Cited by:
  1. Lindquist, Matthew J. & Sol, Joeri & van Praag, Mirjam, 2012. "Why Do Entrepreneurial Parents Have Entrepreneurial Children?," IZA Discussion Papers 6740, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  2. Matthew Lindquist & Joeri Sol & Mirjam van Praag, 2012. "Why do Entrepreneurial Parents have Entrepreneurial Children?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 12-062/3, Tinbergen Institute.
  3. Matthijs Loos & Philipp Koellinger & Patrick Groenen & Cornelius Rietveld & Fernando Rivadeneira & Frank Rooij & André Uitterlinden & Albert Hofman & A. Thurik, 2011. "Candidate gene studies and the quest for the entrepreneurial gene," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 37(3), pages 269-275, October.

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