across 41 advanced and emerging European economies. We demonstrate that gender board diversity has generally increased, yet … frameworks to demonstrate that few systematic factors are associated with greater gender diversity for both supervisory and …-level gender equality and cultural institutions exhibit differentiated correlations with the presence of women directors in …

on gender diversity on boards. We exploit rich, newly assembled board director matched panel data for Norway and Germany …, when a Norwegian board gender quota came into effect. We present two novel results that challenge previous thinking about … the effects of board gender quotas on women directors. First, we find a positive impact of employee representation before …

This paper studies economic effects of the gender composition of corporate boards, employing a new and unique …. Using multiple identification approaches, alternative measures of gender diversity, and several performance indicators, we … find some evidence that companies with gender-diverse boards have higher market values and better profitability. These …

In 2011, Italy introduced gender quotas for boards of directors of companies listed on its stock market. Comparing … the stock price reaction to the introduction of gender quotas. A positive effect of the quota law on stock market returns … emerges at the date of the board's election. Our results are consistent with gender quotas giving rise to a beneficial …

We analyze a matched employer-employee panel data set and find that female leadership has a positive effect on female …

Over the last decade, several countries have followed the Norwegian example and introduced laws mandating gender quota … in gender quota that remain effective for three consecutive board renewals of listed limited liability firms. We link … Social Security registers. Exploiting the staggered introduction of the gender quota regulation and variation in board …

From business to politics and academia, the economic effects of the introduction of gender quotas are under scrutiny …. We provide new evidence based on the introduction of mandatory gender quotas for boards of directors of Italian companies … run event studies on the stock price reaction to both the announcement and the introduction of gender quotas. A positive …

barriers to women's advancement in the workplace. Using a panel of over 20,000 private-sector firms across all industries and … female labor forces. We also find that the positive influence of women in top leadership positions on managerial gender …

We study smoking persistence in ten countries using data from the European Community Household Panel. Such persistence … two by using semi-parametric dynamic panel data methods applied to both the decision to smoke or not and to the decision …

using a sample of 3,979 neonates which represents over 84,846 observations (infant/days).We use a semiparametric panel data …