About

Dr. Sonia A. Malik is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Utah Health, where she also holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine. She specializes in sleep medicine and serves as the co-director of the sleep clinic, with expertise spanning clinical practice, research, teaching, and legislative advocacy. Her involvement includes active participation with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's Political Action Committee, where she champions issues related to sleep health and healthcare policy. Dr. Malik is deeply committed to advancing patient care and promoting sleep health, with a focus on delivering excellence in healthcare. Her academic background includes a Master's in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan, where she developed a strong interest in health policy and analysis, fueling her passion for impactful policy writing. Her research contributions include publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and presentations at various conferences, covering a broad spectrum of healthcare investigation topics, including meta-analyses on the usefulness of phrenic nerve stimulation in central sleep apnea.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Business
• Finance
• Economics
• Psychology
• Labour economics
• Demographic economics
• Econometrics
• Social psychology
• Engineering
• Law

Selected publications

• How Information Frictions Shape Tax-Motivated Giving

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2026-01-01

  preprintOpen accessSenior author
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• Board Gender Diversity and Workforce Composition, Compensation, and Retention for U.S. Publicly Traded Firms

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

  preprintOpen access
  PublisherDOI

• DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING WORKPLACE INNOVATION

  Multidisciplinary Research in Computing Information Systems · 2025-09-07

  articleOpen accessSenior author

  Diversity and inclusion (D&I) have become critical components for driving innovation in contemporary organizations. In a globalized business environment, heterogeneous teams foster creativity by integrating distinct perspectives, experiences, and problem-solving approaches. Inclusive workplaces not only enhance employee engagement but also strengthen organizational adaptability and performance. This paper examines the relationship between diversity management and innovation, exploring best practices for cultivating inclusive cultures that drive creativity and collaboration. The study underscores leadership’s role in embedding D&I strategies into organizational frameworks, ensuring equitable participation and psychological safety. By aligning inclusion with innovation objectives, companies can achieve sustainable competitive advantage in the digital age.

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• Board Gender Diversity and Workforce Composition, Compensation, and Retention for U.S. Publicly Traded Firms

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

  preprintOpen access
  PublisherDOI

• Replication Data for: A Word of WARN-ing: Advance Notice of Layoffs and Labor Market Outcomes

  Open MIND · 2025-12-12

  dataset1st authorCorresponding

  This is the replication package for " A Word of WARN-ing: Advance Notice of Layoffs and Labor Market Outcomes," accepted in 2025 by the Journal of Labor Economics.

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• Can Nonprofits Save Lives Under Financial Stress? Evidence from the Hospital Industry

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2024-01-01

  articleOpen access
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• Financial Reporting Quality and Wage Differentials: Evidence from Worker‐Level Data

  Journal of Accounting Research · 2023 · 37 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Labour economics
  • Economics
  • Business

  ABSTRACT We examine whether financial reporting quality affects worker wages using employer‐employee matched data in the United States. We find that low financial reporting quality is associated with a compensating wage differential—that is, a risk premium—using three distinct approaches while controlling for worker characteristics by (1) regressing wages on firm‐year–level and firm‐level reporting quality, (2) documenting wage changes when workers switch firms, and (3) estimating a structural approach that separates reporting quality from performance‐related volatility. We find evidence consistent with two channels: performance pay and turnover risk, where workers bear risks from noise in performance measurement and unemployment, respectively. To mitigate endogeneity concerns, we show that—after the accounting scandals in 2002 and after the announcements of an internal control weakness (ICW)—former Arthur Andersen clients and ICW firms pay wage premiums to employees, with magnitudes between 0.9% and 2.8% of annual wages.

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• Not just for investors: The role of earnings announcements in guiding job seekers

  Journal of Accounting and Economics · 2023 · 51 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Political Science
  • Business
  • Labour economics
  PublisherDOI

• Without a Word of WARN-ing: Advance Notice, the Information Environment, and Labor Market Outcomes

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2022-01-01 · 3 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding
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• Testing the Separability Condition: Do Investors Price Social Policy Disclosures Correctly?

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2022-01-01 · 2 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• Jung Ho Choi

  Stanford University

  5 shared

• Bong-Geun Choi

  3 shared

• Tim Liu

  2 shared

• Jordan Schoenfeld

  Fisher College

  2 shared

• Brandon Gipper

  Stanford University

  2 shared

• Matthew C. Ringgenberg

  1 shared

• Merih Sevilir

  1 shared

• Amy Cyr-Jones

  1 shared

Education

• PhD, Graduate School of Business

  Stanford University

  2021

• BA, Economics, Geography

  University of California, Berkeley

  2010