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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP14942 |
DP14942 Gender diversity in corporate boards: Evidence from quota-implied discontinuities | |
Olga Kuzmina; Valentina Melentyeva | |
发表日期 | 2020-06-25 |
出版年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | We use data across European corporate boards to investigate the effects of quota-induced female representation, under minimal possible identification assumptions. We find that having more women in board causally increases Tobin's Q, despite some negative effects on operating performance and more likely employment downsizings. We interpret this evidence as firms scaling down inefficient operations. Our results highlight that gender quotas are not necessarily a costly way of promoting equality. |
主题 | Financial Economics ; International Trade and Regional Economics ; Labour Economics ; Public Economics |
关键词 | Gender diversity Women in boards Gender quota Performance |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp14942 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/543887 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Olga Kuzmina,Valentina Melentyeva. DP14942 Gender diversity in corporate boards: Evidence from quota-implied discontinuities. 2020. |
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