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Gender diversity in corporate boards : evidence from quota-implied discontinuities
Kuzʹmina, Olʹga; Melentyeva, Valentina - 2021 - This version: January 2021
Using data across European corporate boards, we investigate the effects of quota-induced female representation on firm value and operations, under minimal identification assumptions. We consider sharp increases in the share of women on boards that arise due to rounding whenever percentage-based...
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The behaviour of the MPC : gradualism, inaction and individual voting patterns
Groth, Charlotta (contributor); Wheeler, Tracy (contributor) - 2008
We evaluate the degree of gradualism and inaction in UK monetary policy over the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) period (1997-2007) at the quarterly and the monthly frequency. After accounting for misspecification in standard Taylor rules, we find little evidence for gradualism. A measure of...
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How does innovation affect worker well-being?
Barth, Erling; Bryson, Alex; Dale-Olsen, Harald - 2009
We explore the effects of management innovations on worker well-being using private sector linked employer-employee data for Britain. We find management innovations are associated with lower worker well-being and lower job satisfaction, an effect which becomes more pronounced when we account for...
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Insiders versus outsiders in monetary policy-making
Besley, Timothy (contributor); Meads, Neil (contributor);  … - 2007
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Does product market competition lead firms to decentralize?
Bloom, Nicholas; Sadun, Raffaella; Van Reenen, John - 2010
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Modern management : good for the environment or just hot air?
Bloom, Nicholas; Genakos, Christos; Martin, Ralf; … - 2008
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Do well managed firms make better forecasts?
Bloom, Nicholas; Kawakubo, Takafumi; Meng, Charlotte; … - 2022
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More effort with less pay : on information avoidance, belief design and performance
Huck, Steffen; Szech, Nora; Wenner, Lukas M. - 2015 - June 2015, revised September 2015
informed about their piece rate realization, they adapt their performance. One third of subjects nevertheless forego this …
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Management and misallocation in Mexico
Bloom, Nicholas; Iacovone, Leonardo; Pereira-López, Mariana - 2022
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The value of publicly available, textual and non-textual information for startup performance prediction
Kaiser, Ulrich; Kuhn, Johan M. - 2020
startup characteristics to forecast the performance of newly started enterprises over a five years' time horizon. The … performance outcomes we consider are involuntary exit, above{average employment growth, a return on assets of above 20 percent … predict startup performance with either high or very high accuracy with the exception of high returns on assets where …
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