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How Costly Is Diversity? Affirmative Action in Light of Gender Differences in Competitiveness

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Niederle, Muriel, Segal, Carmit, Vesterlund, Lise·2013·Management Science
DOI 10.1287/mnsc.1120.1602
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Affirmative action is often criticized for causing reverse discrimination and lowering the qualifications of those hired under the policy. However, the magnitude of such adverse effects depends on whether the best suited candidate is hired absent the policy. Indeed affirmative action may compensate for the distortion discrimination imposes on the selection of candidates. This paper asks whether affirmative action can have a similar corrective impact when qualified individuals fail to apply for a job. We evaluate the effect of introducing a gender quota in an environment where high-performing women fail to enter competitions they can win. We show that guaranteeing women equal representation among winners increases their entry. The response exceeds that predicted by the change in probability of winning and is in part driven by women being more willing to compete against other women. The consequences are substantial as the boost in supply essentially eliminates the anticipated costs of the policy. This paper was accepted by Uri Gneezy, behavioral economics.

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Authors
Niederle, M., Segal, C., & Vesterlund, L.
Venue
Management Science
Publisher
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Published
2013-01
Volume
59
Issue
1
Pages
1-16
ISSN
  • 0025-1909 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-5501
DOI
10.1287/mnsc.1120.1602
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Language
en
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