Women on bank boards: evidence from gender quotas around the world

Using a sample of 469 banks from 39 countries between 2008 and 2017 and a generalized difference-in-differences methodology, we show that board gender quota laws lead to increased female board representation. We find an increase in risk taking and systemic risk and worse long-run operating performan...

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Main Author: Liao, Rose C. (author)
Other Authors: Loureiro, Gilberto (author), Taboada, Alvaro G. (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/62993
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/62993