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Personal profile
Personal information
Sjoerd van Alten is a PhD candidate at the department of Economics of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Research
Human capital formation, genoeconomics, health economics
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Academic qualification
Economics, Master, Tinbergen Institute Master of Philosophy in Economics (research), Tinbergen Institute
1 Sept 2017 → 23 Jul 2019
Award Date: 23 Jul 2019
Economics & Business Economics, Economics & Business Economics, Universiteit Utrecht
1 Sept 2014 → 31 Aug 2017
Award Date: 31 Aug 2017
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Genetics, Human Capital Formation and the Intergenerational Transmission of Socioeconomic Status
van Alten, S. J. D., 15 Jan 2025, 230 p.Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal
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Reweighting UK Biobank corrects for pervasive selection bias due to volunteering
van Alten, S., Domingue, B. W., Faul, J., Galama, T. & Marees, A. T., Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 53, 3, 8 p., dyae054.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Correcting for volunteer bias in GWAS uncovers novel genetic variants and increases heritability estimates
van Alten, S., Galama, T. J., Marees, A., Domingue, B. W. & Faul, J. D., 10 Nov 2022, p. 1-24, 24 p.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Preprint › Professional
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Reweighting the UK Biobank to reflect its underlying sampling population substantially reduces pervasive selection bias due to volunteering
van Alten, S., Domingue, B. W., Marees, A. & Galama, T. J., 16 May 2022, p. 1-56, 56 p.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Preprint › Professional
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The Effects of Demographic-Based Selection Bias on GWAS Results in the UK Biobank
van Alten, S., Domingue, B. W., Galama, T. & Marees, A., Nov 2021, In: Behavior Genetics. 51, 6, p. 748-748 1 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic
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Prizes / Grants
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Charles J. Epstein Award (predoctoral) - semifinalist
van Alten, Sjoerd (Recipient), 19 Oct 2021
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
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ODISSEI Microdata Access Grant (MAG)
Galama, Titus Johannes (Recipient) & van Alten, Sjoerd (Recipient), 23 Jul 2021
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic