Stark, Oded; Hyll, Walter - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische … - 2014
We study the impact of gender quotas on the acquisition of human capital. We assume that individuals’ formation of … human capital is influenced by the prospect of landing high-pay top positions, and that these positions are regulated by …’s. The lure of top positions induces even men of relatively low ability to engage in human capital formation, whereas women …