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Top Researchers on Scientific Committees: Decision Outcomes, Peer Dynamics, and Opportunity Costs
Joint with Natalia Zinovyeva
Expected: 2025
We study how the presence of top researchers affects decision-making in scientific committees. Experts apply stricter standards, emphasize research quality over quantity, and influence peers to adopt similar criteria. They also select candidates who are more productive over the following decade and more likely to earn subsequent promotions. However, there are substantial personal costs of committee service, which are especially large for the most qualified evaluators.
Women in Top Academic Positions: Is There a Trickle-down Effect?
Joint with Manuel Bagues, Giulia Vattone, Natalia Zinovyeva
Expected: 2026
We study how the promotion of a female professor affects future hiring decisions and PhD students in the department.
Recommended citation: Bagues, M., G. Vattuone, M. Makany, and N. Zinovyeva. (2023): “Women in Top Academic Positions: Is There a Trickle-down Effect?,”
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in Dutch firms
Joint with Anne Boring, Josse Delfgaauw
Expected: 2026
Connections in Academia: Are there gender differences in networking?
Expected: 2026
I show that female researchers do not have a different propensity to form new collaborations, exploiting a large scale natural experiment across all disciplines in Italian academia. My results suggest that gender differences in observational data do not stem from discrimination by men or differences in networking ability.