This chapter surveys recent advances in personnel economics. We begin by presenting
evidence showing substantial and persistent productivity variation among workers in the …

Early stage technology startups rely critically on talented scientists and engineers to
commercialize new technologies. And yet these startups compete with established …

Do employment restrictions which prohibit workers from disclosing misconduct at work,
which we refer to asbroad non-disclosure agreements'(NDAs), distort labor markets? We …

Abstract Research Summary Most key decisions in startups are linked to their founders, but
what entrepreneurs do differently as they launch successive ventures remains poorly …

Following the June 24, 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court ruling, which overturned the
federal right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade, hundreds of employers publicly …

We examine the role of investors on the media coverage of their private firm investments.
Specifically, we survey VC investors and find that 78% of the respondents take active steps …

Due to their limited reputation as potential employers, startups often struggle to generate
interest (eg, applications) from jobseekers. To help mitigate these frictions, employers can …

The first chapter examines the impacts of stringent size requirements to qualify for R&D tax
credits on firms' growth decisions. I leverage a 2004 eligibility change in Canada's largest …

The under-representation of women within the high-tech sector is well-recognized. Platforms
that match buyers and sellers in labor markets have been proposed as a means of …