Hegde, Deepak; Ljungqvist, Alexander; Raj, Manav - 2021
Using detailed administrative data that allow us to hold gender, education, productivity, timeliness, and work quality … constant, we document that minority patent examiners at the U.S. patent office face substantial glass ceilings and pay gaps … Black examiners 41.7% less likely than Whites to be promoted to the highest rank. Consistent with statistical discrimination …