Research areas
- Social science genetics: how genes influence economic behaviour, health and inequality
- Neuroeconomics and brain imaging
- Entrepreneurship, innovation and technological change
- The organisation of science and open science
Consortia
- Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (SSGAC): co-founder and principal investigator since 2010, with Daniel J. Benjamin and David Cesarini
- Brain Imaging and Genetics in Behavioral Research (BIG BEAR): co-founder since 2018, with Gideon Nave
- Externalizing Consortium: co-founder since 2018, with Danielle Dick, Paige Harden and Abraham Palmer
Selected publications
Associations between common genetic variants and income provide insights about the socio-economic health gradient. H. Kweon, C.A.P. Burik, Y. Ning, R. Ahlskog, …, D.J. Benjamin, P.D. Koellinger. Nature Human Behaviour 9(4), 794–805, 2025. doi:10.1038/s41562-024-02080-7.
Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals. A. Okbay, Y. Wu, N. Wang, …, P.D. Koellinger, …, D.J. Benjamin, A.I. Young. Nature Genetics 54, 437–449, 2022. doi:10.1038/s41588-022-01016-z.
Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction. R. Karlsson Linnér, T.T. Mallard, P.B. Barr, S. Sanchez-Roige, …, P.D. Koellinger, D.M. Dick. Nature Neuroscience 24, 1367–1376, 2021. doi:10.1038/s41593-021-00908-3.
Using genetics for social science. K.P. Harden, P.D. Koellinger. Nature Human Behaviour 4, 567–576, 2020. doi:10.1038/s41562-020-0862-5.
Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences. R. Karlsson Linnér, P. Biroli, E. Kong, S.F.W. Meddens, …, P.D. Koellinger, J.P. Beauchamp. Nature Genetics 51, 245–257, 2019. doi:10.1038/s41588-018-0309-3.
GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment. C.A. Rietveld, S.E. Medland, J. Derringer, …, D. Cesarini, P.D. Koellinger. Science 340, 1467–1471, 2013. doi:10.1126/science.1235488.
Entrepreneurship and the business cycle. P.D. Koellinger, A.R. Thurik. Review of Economics and Statistics 94(4), 1143–1156, 2012. doi:10.1162/REST_a_00224.
I think I can, I think I can: Overconfidence and entrepreneurial behavior. P.D. Koellinger, M. Minniti, C. Schade. Journal of Economic Psychology 28(4), 502–527, 2007. doi:10.1016/j.joep.2006.11.002.