GLOBAL INFLUENCES ON GENDER INEQUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM FEMALE EMPLOYMENT IN KOREA
利用韩国企业数据，研究发现跨国公司会将母国的性别平等就业规范带到东道国，外资收购后企业女性员工比例提高2-12个百分点，且部分生产率提升源于减少性别导致的才能错配。
Abstract Do multinational enterprises (MNEs) transfer gender‐equal employment practices across borders? Using firm‐level data for Korea, a country with low gender equality, we find evidence that MNEs bring their home countries' gender norms in employment with them. Foreign‐acquired firms report 2–12 percentage‐points higher female shares of permanent main‐task workers at firm headquarters compared with nonacquired firms and the differential increases with the level of gender equality in the MNEs’ home countries. We estimate that 1 to 7 percent of the productivity increase caused by foreign acquisition can be attributed to workforce reorganization that may reduce gender‐based misallocations of talent.