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Working paper 2024
Impact of Generative AI on Employment Outcomes
New research highlights the positive impact of GitHub Copilot on the labor market for software engineers. Early evidence shows GitHub Copilot increasing hiring, promoting upskilling and higher levels of non-programming skills without decreases in programming skills, and potentially lowering barriers to entry.
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Working paper 2024
The impact of changes in labor market conditions on women hired into leadership roles
This study investigates the impact of labor market conditions on the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles across countries. We find that worse labor conditions are associated with a smaller proportion of new leadership hires being women, particularly in industries and countries with lower initial female workforce participation, but overall progress in women's representation in leadership remains resilient despite economic downturns.
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Working paper 2024
Measuring Gender Gaps in Economic Network Strength in the US
We introduce a novel framework of network strength, combining key elements for career advancement. Utilizing LinkedIn data, we estimate gender gaps in the features of network strength in the US and show that women have smaller and weaker economic networks in the data.
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Working paper 2024
Decomposing Gender Gaps in US STEM Transition from Education to Employment
We examine the large drop-off between graduation with a STEM degree and working in STEM one year later, which is especially severe for women. Several factors impact the gender gap in the transition to STEM work: major choice, STEM job posting views and applications, and the proportion of the local STEM workforce the same gender as the graduate. All else equal, women would be slightly more likely than men to persist in STEM employment.
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Working paper 2024
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Impact of Skills Signals on Employment Gaps
With the rise of the digital job search market, new opportunities for signaling skills and competencies to employers have emerged. In this paper, we examine listed skills on individuals' LinkedIn profiles in the United States between 2015 and 2021, both those members add themselves and skills for which they are endorsed from others in their network.
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