Jobs for the Boys? Exploring gender biased director’s selection

Ruth Mateos de Cabo and Ricardo Gimeno

Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 161, issue C, 82-85

Abstract: We use mergers and acquisitions to isolate demand from supply-side factors on board nominations. This event study allows considering target directors as appointed and discarded candidates to the merged board. Our results show empirical evidence consistent with bias against women.

Keywords: Gender diversity; Corporate boards; Mergers and acquisitions; Director retention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G34 J62 J63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.09.026

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