conclude that our results support the hypothesis that gender-diversity in leading positions is an advantage for start-up firms. …

whether there are some productivity-enhancing externalities gained from this growing diversity within firms. In recent years … migration research has demonstrated positive economic impacts of cultural diversity on productivity and innovation at the … regional level. However, there is a dearth of research on the links between innovation and migrant diversity at the firm level …

The paper examines if workplace gender diversity offers some explanation for the decline of unions in Britain. Using … between workplace union density and gender diversity. Gender and ownership status based sub-group analyses suggest the inverse … positive link between workplace union density and gender diversity in workplaces with a female majority. The findings in this …

In this paper we investigate the nexus between firm labor diversity and innovation using a linked employer … instrumental variable strategies, we are able to identify the contribution of workers' diversity in cultural background, education … in different technological areas (extensive margin). We find that ethnic diversity plays an important role in propelling …

Using a matched employer-employee data-set, we analyze how workforce diversity in terms of cultural background … the firms' production function (Ackerberg et al. 2006), we find that labor diversity in education significantly enhances a … firm's value added. Conversely, diversity in ethnicity and demographics induces negative effects on firm productivity …

To investigate econometrically whether cultural diversity of a firm's employees boosts innovation, we create a unique … tax data. We calculate three distinct measures of diversity. We find that firms that employ fewer foreign workers are … generally more innovative, but that diversity among a firm's foreign workers is positively associated with innovation activity …

the desire to send positive signals to others about one's own skill; this suggests a either a bias in judgment, strategic …

We use a simple, three-item test for cognitive abilities to investigate whether established behavioral biases that play …' time and risk preferences. We find no influence on anchoring. However, even if biases are lower for people with higher …