Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163021 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
CeDEx Discussion Paper Series No. 2016-20
Publisher: 
The University of Nottingham, Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics (CeDEx), Nottingham
Abstract: 
We experimentally investigate spillover effects of affirmative action policies in tournaments on subsequent team performance and the willingness to work in teams. In three different team environments, we find that such policies in form of gender quotas do not harm performance and cooperation within teams, and do not weaken people's willingness to work in teams. Our results, thus, provide further evidence that gender quotas can have the desired effect of promoting women without harming efficiency.
Subjects: 
affirmative action
teams
gender
performance
cooperation
selection
experiment
JEL: 
C91
C92
D03
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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