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The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2017
development, set forth in Nicholas Wade's A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History, to this important line of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653202
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Recent developments in evolutionary biology and their relevance for evolutionary economics
Knottenbauer, Karin - 2009
The paper gives attention to the question of whether the development of evolutionary theories in biology over the last twenty years has any implications for evolutionary economics. Though criticisms of Darwin and the modern synthesis have always existed, most of them have not been widely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267144
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National Happiness and Genetic Distance: A Cautious Exploration
Proto, Eugenio; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2015
This paper studies a famous unsolved puzzle in quantitative social science. Why do some nations report such high levels of mental well-being? Denmark, for instance, regularly tops the league table of rich countries’ happiness; Britain and the US enter further down; some nations do unexpectedly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011431189
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Novel Adaptive Exon Predictor for DNA Analysis Using Singular Value Decomposition
Putluri, Srinivasareddy; Fathima, Shaik Yasmin - In: International Journal of Measurement Technologies and … 6 (2017) 1, pp. 22-32
This article describes how a realistic prediction of the exon regions in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a key task in the field of genomics. Learning of the protein coding regions is a key aspect of disease identification and designing drugs. These sections of DNA are known as exons, that show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012046703
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Chromosomal location of genes for novel glutenin subunits and gliadins in wild emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. dicoccoides).
Xu, S.S.; Khan, K.; Klindworth, D.L.; Faris, J.D.; … - 2004
The glutenin and gliadin proteins of wild emmer wheat, Triticum turgidum L. var. dicoccoides, have potential for improvement of durum wheat (T. turgidum L. var. durum) quality. The objective of this study was to determine the chromosomes controlling the high molecular weight (HMW) glutenin...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429448
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The macrogenoeconomics of comparative development
Ashraf, Quamrul H.; Galor, Oded - 2016
composition of genetic traits across populations. The recent attempt by Nicholas Wade's A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011669322
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On the Origins of Socio-Economic Inequalities: Evidence from Twin Families
Bingley, Paul; Cappellari, Lorenzo; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2023
applied in economics using twins or adoptees. Exploiting an education reform differentially affecting parents, we find no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469683
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Recent Developments in Evolutionary Biology and Their Relevance for Evolutionary Economics
Knottenbauer, Karin - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2009
The paper gives attention to the question of whether the development of evolutionary theories in biology over the last twenty years has any implications for evolutionary economics. Though criticisms of Darwin and the modern synthesis have always existed, most of them have not been widely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008549333
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Routines, genes and program-based behaviour
Vromen, Jack - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2004
It is argued that the ‘routines as genes’ analogy is misleading in several respects. Neither genes nor routines program … conscious, deliberate choice. On a proper understanding of ‘gene’ and ‘routine’, knowledge of genes and routines falls far short … of predicting behaviour. Furthermore, conscious, deliberate choice is not ruled out when genes or routines are operating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005588066
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Transgenic Trees: Implementation and Outcomes of the Plant Protection Act
Sedjo, Roger - 2004
The responsibility for protecting U.S. agriculture from pests and diseases is assigned by the Federal Plant Pest Act (FPPA) to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the Department of Agriculture. The Plant Protection Act (Title 7 U.S.C. Sections 7701 et seq.) gives Aphis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005442518