This study investigates a unique incentive-based affirmative action program in Germany's
academic labor market. By analyzing a sample of business administration professors, we …

The heterogeneous abilities of players in various competitive contexts often lead to
undesirable outcomes such as low effort provision, a lack of diversity, and inequality. A …

Many organizations use affirmative action to increase diversity in their workforce. Although
these programmes are well intentioned, previous research suggests there may be negative …

Gender imbalances in the labor market continue to be an economic and social problem that
could be reduced by artificial intelligence (AI), which is being promoted as a means for fairer …

Increasing the participation of women in top-level corporate boards is high on the agenda of
policy-makers. Yet, we know little about director appointment dynamics and the drivers and …

Differences in the economic decisions and labor market outcomes of women and men are
widely documented. Women have lower earnings, work in different occupations, and invest …

Despite an increasing interest from media and fans, one of the challenges women's football
currently faces is the lack of resources to sustain its growth at both grassroots and elite …

Affirmative action policies have been shown to induce talented women to compete in
laboratory contexts. However, evidence from actual policy changes is more ambiguous …

Abstract The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in hiring is becoming increasingly popular, but
little is known about the direct impact of its use on applicant decisions. In a series of novel …

Previous studies explain the gender earnings gap by gender differences in choosing
competitive and higher-paying jobs. However, little is known about whether and how …