We show that increasing the intensity of product market competition can reduce discrimination against female managers … ceiling effect, female managers will, on average, be more skilled than male managers and will therefore, on average, be more … (i) more intense competition leads to relatively higher wages for female managers and (ii) the share of female managers …

We propose a management career model where females face a gender-specific career hurdle. We show that female managers … will, on average, be more skilled than male managers, since females from the low end of the talent distribution will … product market competition. When the intensity of product market competition increases, hirings and wages for female managers …

We propose a management career model where females face a gender-specific career hurdle. We show that female managers … will, on average, be more skilled than male managers, since females from the low end of the talent distribution will … product market competition. When the intensity of product market competition increases, hirings and wages for female managers …

industry and the role that globalization plays in that process. Using matched worker-firm data from Sweden, we find strong …

How can a country improve the productivity growth in its business sector and reach its growth potential? Sweden during … sector. In the 1990s, Sweden implemented a reform package that ignited a successful reorganization of a business sector that … of Sweden's reforms. We also discuss how the reform experience from a developed country such as Sweden can be useful for …