Avery, Christopher; Athey, Susan; Zemsky, Peter - In: American Economic Review 90 (2000) 4, pp. 765-786
We study how diversity evolves at a firm with entry-level and upper-level employees who vary in ability and "type" (gender or ethnicity). The ability of entry-level employees is increased by mentoring. An employ receives more mentoring when more upper-level employees have the same type. Optimal...