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Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity
Baron, Justus A.; Ganglmair, Bernhard; Persico, Nicola; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
mechanism for promoting diversity. We show that representation, on its own, is not sufficient for selecting gender diversity: a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510528
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How Costly is Diversity? Affirmative Action in Light of Gender Differences in Competitiveness
Niederle, Muriel - 2008
, but also on one's rank within gender. Both beliefs on rank and attitudes towards competition change when moving to a more … gender-specific competition. The changes in competitive entry have important implications when assessing the costs of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464724
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The Limitations of Stock Market Efficiency : Price Informativeness and CEO Turnover
Gorton, Gary B. - 2009
Stock prices are more informative when the information has less social value. Speculators with limited resources making costly (private) information production decisions must decide to produce information about some firms and not others. We show that producing and trading on private information...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463704
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A Lobbying Approach to Evaluating the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Hochberg, Yael V. - 2007
We evaluate the net benefits of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for shareholders by studying the lobbying behavior of investors and corporate insiders to affect the final implemented rules under the Act. Investors lobbied overwhelmingly in favor of strict implementation of SOX, while corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465704
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A Framework for Assessing Corporate Governance Reform
Hermalin, Benjamin E. - 2006
In light of recent corporate scandals, numerous proposals have been introduced for reforming corporate governance. This paper provides a theoretical framework through which to evaluate these reforms. Unlike various ad hoc arguments, this framework recognizes that governance structures arise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466619
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Financial Expertise of Directors
Güner, A. Burak - 2006
The composition and functioning of corporate boards is at the core of the academic and policy debate on optimal corporate governance. But does board composition matter for corporate decisions? In this paper, we analyze the role of financial experts on boards. In a novel panel data set on board...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466757
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Gender Quotas and Support for Women in Board Elections
Gertsberg, Marina; Mollerstrom, Johanna; Pagel, Michaela - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We study shareholder support for corporate board nominees in the context of the California gender quota, which was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482679
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Do Trustees and Administrators Matter? Diversifying the Faculty Across Gender Lines
Ehrenberg, Ronald G. - 2009
Our paper focuses on the role that the gender composition of the leaders of American colleges and universities … institutions diversify their faculty across gender lines. Our analyses make use of institutional level panel data that we have … role in faculty hiring decisions. A critical share of female trustees must be reached before the gender composition of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463043
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Diagnosing Discrimination : Stock Returns and CEO Gender
Wolfers, Justin - 2006
A vast labor literature has found evidence of a "glass ceiling", whereby women are under-represented among senior management. A key question remains the extent to which this reflects unobserved differences in productivity, preferences, prejudice, or systematically biased beliefs about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466682
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Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India
Ghani, Ejaz - 2011
We analyze the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. We focus on the presence of incumbent female-owned businesses and their role in promoting higher subsequent female entrepreneurship relative to male entrepreneurship. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461062