A decade of research on the genetics of entrepreneurship
A review and view ahead
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14868480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cornelius A Rietveld (0000-0003-4053-1861, Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), Eric A W Slob (0000-0002-1644-0735, Erasmus University Rotterdam), A Roy Thurik (0000-0002-0242-6908, Montpellier Business School) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1303-1317 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Business Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-898X • E-ISSN: 1573-0913 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11187-020-00349-5 |
| OpenAlex | W3022077698 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 76 |
Studies analyzing the heritability of entrepreneurship indicate that explanations for why people engage in entrepreneurship that ignore genes are incomplete. However, despite promises that were solidly backed up with ex ante power calculations, attempts to identify specific genetic variants underlying the heritable variation in entrepreneurship have until now been unsuccessful. We describe the methodological issues hampering the identification of associations between genetic variants and entrepreneurship, but we also outline why this search will eventually be successful. Nevertheless, we argue that the benefits of using these individual genetic variants for empirical research in the entrepreneurship domain are likely to be small. Instead, the use of summary indices comprising multiple genetic variants, so-called polygenic risk scores, is advocated. In doing so, we stress the caveats associated with applying population-level results to the individual level. By drawing upon the promises of “genoeconomics,” we sketch how the use of genetic information may advance the field of entrepreneurship research
Biology · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Evolutionary biology · Heritability · Population · Sketch · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · Ecology
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Three Laws of Behavior Genetics and What They Mean
Genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Why Do Entrepreneurial Parents Have Entrepreneurial Children?
Meta-analysis of the heritability of human traits based on fifty years of twin studies
The Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research
Heritability in the genomics era — concepts and misconceptions
A global reference for human genetic variation
Ror2 signaling regulates Golgi structure and transport through IFT20 for tumor invasiveness
The value of doing what you like
Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses
The Fourth Law of Behavior Genetics
Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
The Sequence of the Human Genome
Power failure
Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals
Years of GWAS Discovery
GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment
Gene × Environment Interaction Studies Have Not Properly Controlled for Potential Confounders
Consequences of Individuals' Fit at Work
A Discovery Genome-Wide Association Study of Entrepreneurship
On the genetic bias of the quarter of birth instrument
The stature of the self-employed and its relation with earnings and satisfaction
ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions
Entrepreneurship and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Genome-wide association studies in economics and entrepreneurship research
Entrepreneurship, culture, and the epigenetic revolution
Candidate gene studies and the quest for the entrepreneurial gene
Antifragile
Redefine statistical significance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |