What is the role for molecular genetic data in public policy?

Artikel

Both the availability and sheer volume of data sets containing individual molecular genetic information are growing at a rapid pace. Many argue that these data can facilitate the identification of genes underlying important socio-economic outcomes, such as educational attainment and fertility. Opponents often counter that the benefits are as yet unclear, and that the threat to individual privacy is a serious one. The initial exploration presented herein suggests that significant benefits to the understanding of socio-economic outcomes and the design of both social and education policy may be gained by effectively and safely utilizing genetic data.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2017 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: genetic markers ; gene–environment interactions ; genome-wide association studies ; intergenerational transmission

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Lehrer, Steven F. ; Ding, Weili
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.395
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/171203
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET