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on gender diversity on boards. We exploit rich, newly assembled board–director matched panel data for Norway and Germany … the gender quota reform on gender diversity. Second, although the Norwegian gender quota has increased the probability of …, when a Norwegian board gender quota came into effect. We present two novel results that challenge previous thinking about …
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We study the GDPR's opt-in requirement in a model with a firm that provides a digital service and consumers who are heterogeneous in their valuations of the firm's service as well as the privacy costs incurred when sharing personal data with the firm. We show that the GDPR boosts demand for the...
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This publication provides a baseline exploration into gender diversity in the Ghanaian boardroom.It examines gender … nature of gender diversity in public and private sector boards in Ghana, examine the determinants of board diversity in … Ghanaian organizations, examine the relationship between gender diversity and organizational performance in Ghana, and to …
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In January 2013, International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched a research project entitled women on corporate boards in Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, and Serbia. The purpose of the project was to gather information on the representation of women on corporate boards and to learn about...
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This edition of the Law Digest for the World Bank Group's Sanctions Board presents structured summaries of the Sanctions Board's precedent as set out through more than 100 decisions issued since 2007. The Law Digest also includes key data relating to the work of the Sanctions Board and the World...
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World Bank Group President David Malpass spoke about how in its first year, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is pushing one hundred fifty million people into extreme poverty, ending two decades of steady progress on poverty reduction. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has altered every aspect of...
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Can diversity lead to greater research focus on populations underrepresented in science? Between 1960 and 1990, 76 all … coeducation led to a 44% increase in gender-related research publications. This increase is driven by research focused on female … subjects and gender differences. While coeducation led to a compositional shift with more women and researchers interested in …
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for about 11 percent of firms and are more prevalent in countries with better rule of law, gender equality, and stronger … related to gender equality, it is smaller where there isless emphasis on personal networks (better rule of law, lower trade …
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Adding to the corruption-gender nexus, this paper contributes across several dimensions: (a) measurement of corruption … ceiling were undermined in nations with severe gender inequality. …
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affects the gender gap in senior managerial positions. Merging administrative data from a top-10 U.S. business school with … related to gender-specific advice, (ii) higher ambitions and self-confidence, and (iii) increasing support from male MBA peers …. These findings highlight the role of social connections in reducing the gender gap in senior management positions. …
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