This paper asks whether elite colleges help students outside of historically advantaged
groups reach top positions in the economy. I combine administrative data on income and …

Though organizations are increasingly active participants in the political realm, little
research has investigated how an organization's heightened focus on political ideology …

To explore whether managers' beliefs and attitudes influence gender inequality among their
subordinates, we theorize about the relationship between managers' political ideology …

The existence of an effective legal system is assumed throughout economic analysis, and
yet there has been little study of the economics of legal markets themselves. Research to …

Multiple imperatives call for more diversity in organizations, yet we know surprisingly little
about why some organizations become more diverse than others. We focus on the early …

We assess the presumption that social networks reinforce inequality by providing high-wage
workers' with preferential access to high-wage establishments. Our results based on very …

A colorful history of US research universities, and a market-based theory of their global
success. American education has its share of problems, but it excels in at least one area …

The changing nature of public service has blurred the lines between economic sectors by
intermingling public, private, and nonprofit missions, and made it easier for employees to …

This study examines whether the audit quality of Big 4 audit firms is affected by an audit
office's proximity to more target universities for appointing staff auditors. We identify these …

Abstract Research Summary Gaining categorical status via a ranking places firms in a new
comparison group and makes their behaviors more visible, potentially exposing them to …