Publications by authors named "Christof Wolf"

We assess the relative and joint contributions of genetic and environmental factors on health during childhood and assume that parental resources are part of the environmental factors shaping children's health. We discuss theoretical background and empirical evidence concerning the effects of parental resources and heritability on children's health. Based on these findings we formulate six hypotheses guiding our empirical analysis, using data from TwinLife, a nationally representative sample of same sex twin pairs in Germany.

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This study explores how researchers' analytical choices affect the reliability of scientific findings. Most discussions of reliability problems in science focus on systematic biases. We broaden the lens to emphasize the idiosyncrasy of conscious and unconscious decisions that researchers make during data analysis.

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The study investigates the association between outdoor air pollution and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in Cologne, Germany. First, using their addresses, all patients treated for CRS at the ENT Department of the University Hospital between 1990 and 1999 were assigned to one of the 85 city districts. Second, indicators of air pollution (SO(2), NO(x), TSP) were linked to these areas.

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