Affirmative Action and Team Performance

Felix Koelle ()
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Felix Koelle: Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne
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No 2016-07, Discussion Papers from The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham

Abstract: We experimentally investigate spillover effects of affirmative action policies on team performance and the willingness to work in teams. We find that such policies in form of gender quotas do not harm performance and cooperation within teams, and do not discourage selection into teams.

Keywords: Affirmative action; cooperation; competition; teams; selection; experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-07
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