national parliament cannot, without undermining its own legitimacy, allow the results of a constitutional referendum to be …

The last decade has seen a growing interest among economists on the effect of diversity on the provision of social … revenues, costs, and profits. We explore this next logical question: how does diversity affect ultimate performance? We have a … office-level measures of diversity and performance over that period. We find some evidence that more homogeneous offices …

This theoretical paper explores the impact of gender diversity on team production. The key assumption is that men … derive utility from signaling high ability to female colleagues. The analysis shows that some gender diversity maximizes … behavior of male team members, gender diversity has the biggest effects in young teams, and monetary incentives crowd-out the …

This research advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that interpersonal population diversity has … exogenous source of variations in population diversity across nations and ethnic groups, it demonstrates that population … diversity, as determined predominantly during the exodus of humans from Africa tens of thousands of years ago, has contributed …

The persistent lack of workplace diversity in management and leadership may lead to organizational vulnerabilities … increase demographic diversity, there is a dearth of empirical evidence on effective ways to reach them. We use a natural field … different types of signals regarding the extent and manner in which the employer values diversity among its workers. We find …

based on differences in average answers to questions from the World Values Survey. Using a simple theoretical model we …

, there has been little study of the determinants of economic freedom. We investigate whether religion affects economic … freedom. Our empirical estimates, which include religiosity, political institutions, and other explanatory variables, confirm …

We argue that, for a given level of scientific knowledge, tolerance and diversity are conducive to technological … innovation during the second industrial revolution. Religious tolerance is measured through population's religious diversity …, diversity of churches, and diversity of preachers and religious teachers, respectively. Endogeneity issues are addressed using …

I investigate empirically the role of religion and political institutions in policies against human trafficking, using … influence of religion on the overall 3P Anti-trafficking Policy Index is driven by protection and prevention policies. As … empirical findings regarding the association between religion, political institutions, and human development …