Conference on Genetics and Social Science
December 8â9, 2016
This conference was an installment in the conference series of the Research Network on the Determinants of Life Course Capabilities and Outcomes, and was hosted at The USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. This conference discussed the role genetics in effecting long term life outcomes in a variety of areas including human capital formation, health, and behavior.
Organizers
Steven Durlauf, University of WisconsinâMadisonRodrigo Pinto, University of California, Los Angeles
Aldo Rustichini, University of Minnesota
Program
October 9 to 10, 2016
December 8
Sociogenomic Analysis of Life-Couse Social Mobility in Two Large, Longitudinal Studies in the United States
Ben Domingue, Stanford University
Discussant: Meike Bartels
Ben Domingue, Stanford University
Discussant: Meike Bartels
Multi-trait Bayesian Meta-analysis
Patrick Turley, Massachusetts General Hospital
Discussant: Aldo Rustichini, University of Minnesota
Patrick Turley, Massachusetts General Hospital
Discussant: Aldo Rustichini, University of Minnesota
A Genome-wide Association Study of Risk Tolerance
Jonathan Beauchamp, University of Toronto
Discussant: Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota
Jonathan Beauchamp, University of Toronto
Discussant: Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota
Gene-by-SES Interplay in Health Behavior: Theory and Empirics
Titus Galama, University of Southern California
Discussant: Stuart Ritchie, The University of Edinburgh
Titus Galama, University of Southern California
Discussant: Stuart Ritchie, The University of Edinburgh
Genes, Smoking, and Health
Andrew Caplin, New York University
Discussant: Steven Durlauf, University of WisconsinâMadison
Andrew Caplin, New York University
Discussant: Steven Durlauf, University of WisconsinâMadison
Polygenic Risk Score Analysis of Educational Achievement
Aldo Rustichini, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Rodrigo Pinto, University of California, Los Angeles
Aldo Rustichini, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Rodrigo Pinto, University of California, Los Angeles
December 9
Neural Mechanisms of Reward Value, Emotion and Decision-making
Edmund Rolls, Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience
Discussant: Andrew Caplin, New York University
Edmund Rolls, Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience
Discussant: Andrew Caplin, New York University
Genes, Education, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Kevin Thom, New York University
Discussant: Maria Casanova, California State University, Fullerton
Kevin Thom, New York University
Discussant: Maria Casanova, California State University, Fullerton
Predicting Behavioral Traits from Genomic Data
David Cesarini, New York University
Discussant: Aysu Okbay, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
David Cesarini, New York University
Discussant: Aysu Okbay, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Evolution of Human mortality: the Role of Genes, Intrauterine Experiences and Early Growth
Alberto Palloni, University of WisconsinâMadison
Discussant: Andros Kourtellos, University of Cyprus
Alberto Palloni, University of WisconsinâMadison
Discussant: Andros Kourtellos, University of Cyprus
A New Approach to Measuring the Roles of Nature and Nurture from Twins Data
Steven Durlauf, University of WisconsinâMadison
Discussant: Rebecca Myerson, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
Steven Durlauf, University of WisconsinâMadison
Discussant: Rebecca Myerson, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy