Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/108800 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 5259
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This theoretical paper explores the impact of gender diversity on team production. The key assumption is that men derive utility from signaling high ability to female colleagues. The analysis shows that some gender diversity maximizes expected team production if (i) men and women have similar expected ability, and (ii) monetary incentives to exert effort are not too strong. The study generates important and testable economic implications: the presence of women changes the behavior of male team members, gender diversity has the biggest effects in young teams, and monetary incentives crowd-out the impact of gender diversity.
Subjects: 
team production
gender diversity
male courtship behavior
JEL: 
D02
D03
D23
D82
L23
M50
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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