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Sofie Cairo

@cairosofie.bsky.social

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Assistant professor at Copenhagen Business School and postdoc at University of Zürich. Focus on labor, gender, benefits & policy, and economics of science and science funding. Applied & behavioral econ. PhD from @Economics_UCPH.

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Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 New WP! 📄 "Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance" (w/ @valentinatartari.bsky.social
👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.

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Johanna Rickne @johannarickne.bsky.social · Sep 3

📚 📣 Are you in the Stockholm area on September 22nd? Come discuss new research about gender gaps in academia at Stockholm University! Email me to sign up. Program below!

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 27

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 27

🔷 The second part includes a panel discussion and Q&A with audiance. Together, we will explore actionable strategies to enhance diversity in innovation, foster inclusion, and address inequities that hinder societal progress.

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 27

🔷 The first part of the PDW feature 5 keynotes by our speakers. They will discuss the stock of knowledge in their respective topics and their current research

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 27

The speakers are Michaël Bikard (INSEAD), Gaia Dossi (University College London), Laurel Smith-Doerr (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Carolin Lerchenmüller (University of Zurich) and Olav Sorenson (UCLA Anderson). Rem Koning (Harvard Business School) will be the session moderator.

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 27

📝 The PDW explores how the composition of scientific and innovation workforce shapes scientific and innovation outcomes and highlights the systematic barriers for underrepresented groups in science and innovation.

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 27

📢 Join us at AOM in CPH for our PDW “Innovating For All: The Role Of Diversity In Shaping Research And Innovation Outcomes”.

📅 📍 Sunday 27th July 2025, 10:45am-1:15PM CEST, Bella Center in Hall C-C2-M3.

Organizers: Yotam Sofer, Sofie Cairo, Alice Arusyak Zakaryan
#GenderGap#RacialGap

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 23

This is wonderful news! Congrats Paul🎊🎈❤️🇩🇰🤸‍♂️💃

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Jun 10

I am heartbroken by the passing of our colleague Ghazala Azmat. A wonderful economist and AEJ: Economic Policy Board member, she was generous with her time and a vital contributor to many areas within applied economics and economic policy. She will be sorely missed. My heart goes out to her family.

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 11

I am so sorry for your loss! Her work and person will continue to inspire our field.

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 11

So sad news!

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 10

I read this paper multiple times pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...

Gender Promotion Gaps and Career Aspirations | Management Science

pubsonline.informs.org

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 10

Extremely sad to receive news from EEA that Ghazala Azmat - an excellent scholar of gender economics - has passed on June 7 2025. Her work on gender gaps in career aspirations have inspired so many in people in our field. My thoughts go to her loved ones!

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 7

Why? I still rely on my early days student job network in Ministry of Finance (my thesis partner), Ministry of Economics, and the Centralbank in my research. I think engaging with practioners and policymakers is valuable to university learning and research (3 childbirths perhaps less so)

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · Jun 3

Such relevant analysis! DK abortion rights have just been expanded from 12 to 18 weeks (June 1), and young women of 15-17y no longer need their parents' consent.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Jun 3

What happens to women when they are denied an abortion?

Short run: their risk of death rises.

A full 15 years later, they experience:

more health issues,
lower attainment,
reduced labor-force participation,
higher single motherhood,
higher poverty, +
greater government assistance

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · May 28

Yes, younger/lower or same earnings as partner fathers really seem to get a productivity boost, but fathers with a private sector partner, see productivity penalties.

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · May 27

Link to the full paper is here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance

<div> This study investigates the unequal effects of parenthood on the scientific productivity of mothers and fathers in the natural sciences and medicine. Lev

papers.ssrn.com

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · May 27

@p-hunermund.com Thx for sharing (still wonder about that algorithm🙃!)

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · May 27

All credit on that title goes to @valentinatartari.bsky.social

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · May 25

Along with everything else, Trump has threatened to put 50 percent tariffs on the EU, which would basically shut down trans-Atlantic trade. Many people have noted that (a) the EU has very low tariffs on US goods (b) much of the EU surplus in goods is offset by a deficit in services. But ...

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Eva Rimbau-Gilabert @erimbau.bsky.social · May 21

#Parenthood shapes scientists — but it should not limit scientific discovery and recognition. We need a #research system where no one has to choose between science and #caregiving.

Read @cairosofie.bsky.social ‘s paper:
dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
#AcademicSky

Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance

<div> This study investigates the unequal effects of parenthood on the scientific productivity of mothers and fathers in the natural sciences and medicine. Lev

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · May 22

#ScienceForAll #EquityInScience #STEMCareers #ParenthoodAndScience #InclusiveInnovation
#EconomicsOfScience #GenderEquity #STEMMothers #ParenthoodPenalty #AcademicResearch #SciencePolicy #WorkLifeBalance #Innovation #ResearchProductivity

Sofie Cairo @cairosofie.bsky.social · May 22

👶👶🧪 Parenthood shapes scientists — but it should not limit scientific discovery and recognition. We need a research system where no one has to choose between science and caregiving. Let’s make science truly inclusive.