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Richard Karlsson Linnér @richardlinner.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The Global Alliance for Genomics & Health (GA4GH) recently honored me by inviting me to blog about one of my recently published studies. You can read the blog post "The perceived risks of sharing genomic data with researchers" here: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/th...

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The perceived risks of sharing genomic data with researchers

In this GA4GH Public Attitudes for Genomic Policy forum blog post, Dr. Richard Karlsson Linnér writes about his recent study, investigating the willingness of a sample of people in Dutch and German ho...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The scenes in the Oval Office today will shame the US for decades. They’ll never be forgotten. A world leader, fighting for his country against the 21st century’s Nazis, came to the US and was attacked & abused by a gangster regime siding with the fascist invaders. A historic disgrace.

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Richard Karlsson Linnér @richardlinner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Seems like central banks have completely lost control of the only thing they are supposed to control: the money supply.

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Richard Karlsson Linnér @richardlinner.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

(1/4) Excited to announce our new method that can estimate the predictive performance of _future_ genetic tests for common diseases (polygenic indexes, PGIs). We showcase the method by evaluating the impact of this fast-improving technology on critical illness insurance. SSRN: tinyurl.com/37rtbujx

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Genetic Prediction and Adverse Selection

The predictive power of genetic data has been increasing rapidly and is reaching levels of clinical utility for many diseases. Meanwhile, many jurisdictions hav

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Richard Karlsson Linnér @richardlinner.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

It appears that the law of demand is not applicable to asset/speculative demand, because often as the price of an asset rises, so does the demand for the appreciating asset. This must in part explain the inherent instability of markets, Minskey-style?!

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Richard Karlsson Linnér @richardlinner.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

When central banks make use of interest rates as a gas and break pedal, the interest rate will never be exactly right for the prevailing circumstances. Artificially set interest rates will therefore cause misinvestent. The deeper the misinvestment, the more painful the next crisis will be.

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Richard Karlsson Linnér @richardlinner.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

In not too long, counterparty risk will be a serious consideration and transaction cost that most ordinary people typically do not experience when ordering a new car or kitchen.

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Richard Karlsson Linnér @richardlinner.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Thought of this morning: as the interest in Bitcoin among financial institutions increases, it is not unthinkable that Bitcoin will end up on the balance sheet of central banks during future quantitative easing efforts.

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