Genoeconomics: Is Our Financial Future In Our Chromosomes?
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 10:20
in Mathematics & Economics
A new phase in the Gene Wars is about to begin—this time focused on the nexus of genetics and economics.Nature carried a provocative article last week laying the ground work for what should be a fiery debate over the nascent field of genoeconomics. The prestigious American Economic Review is set to publish a peer reviewed paper co-authored by two economists, Quamrul Ashraf and Oded Galor, that argues that a country’s economic well being could be linked to the population’s genetic make-up. read more