Mandated gender-diversity policy and firm innovation

Jun Zhuo Wang; Gen Fu Feng; Jun Wen; Hua Tang Yin; Chun Ping Chang

doi:10.1080/13504851.2024.2426715

Mandated gender-diversity policy and firm innovation

Jun Zhuo Wang
, Gen Fu Feng
, Jun Wen
, Hua Tang Yin
, Chun Ping Chang

School of Economics and Finance (SOEF)

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Abstract

We propose a theoretical model revealing that ‘mandated diversity’ policies increase the representation of women and minorities but lead to a decrease in firm innovation. This argument is supported by empirical evidence from countries with hard gender quotas.

Original language	English
Journal	Applied Economics Letters
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2024.2426715
State	Accepted/In press - 2024

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Mandated diversity
gender
innovation
quotas

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