Social Norms and Cooperation

The motherhood penalty in science: could your partner make a difference? Having children is one of the biggest career obstacles women in academia face. They publish less, get passed over for promotions, and are more likely to leave research altogether. Meanwhile, their male colleagues, even those who also become parents, often continue climbing the ladder unaffected. This imbalance is one of the key reasons fewer women reach senior positions in science, a pattern researchers call the "leaky pipeline." But what if part of the solution was hiding in plain sight?

Heinrich Nax co-authors a new study published in Nature, of which implications point to uncertainty—not failure—and a need for more cautious confidence in research claims.

Im Beitrag in «Die Volkswirtschaft» argumentieren Simon Jantschgi und Heinrich Nax, dass Finanzmärkte von einer gezielten Verlangsamung profitieren könnten. Sie zeigen, weshalb das heutige Wettrennen um Geschwindigkeit nicht zwingend ökonomischen Mehrwert schafft.