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Do Board Gender Quotas Matter? Selection, Performance and Stock
Do Board Gender Quotas Matter? Selection, Performance and Stock Market Effects∗ Giulia Ferrari1, Valeria Ferraro2, Paola Profeta3, and Chiara Pronzato4 1INED 2Boston College 3Bocconi University and Dondena 4University of Turin Abstract From business to politics and academia, the economic effects of gender quotas are under scrutiny. We provide new evidence based on the introduction of mandatory gender quotas for boards of directors of Italian listed companies: quotas are associated with positive selection (higher education and lower age of board members), a lower variability of stock market prices, no significant impact on firms’ performance and a positive effect on stock market returns at the date of the board’s election. Overall, our results are consistent with gender quotas giving rise to a beneficial restructuring of the board positively received by the market. JEL Codes: J20, J48, J78. Keywords: education, age, financial markets. ∗A previous version of this paper circulated as working paper IZA 10239 (2016), Dondena 92 (2016), CHILD 43 (2016) under the title "Gender quotas: Challenging the boards, performance and the stock market". We thank Luca Bagnato, Vittoria Dicandia and Paolo Longo for excellent research assistance. We thank the Department of Equal Opportunities of the Italian Presidency of Council of Ministries for the partnership in the project “Women mean business and economic growth” financed by the European Commission, DG Justice, which provided financial support for a part of the data collection. We thank J. Ignacio Conde-Ruiz for data on the Spanish companies. We thank Stefania Albanesi, Mario Amore, Massimo Anelli, Marianne Bertrand, Paolo Colla, Raquel Fernàndez, Luca Flabbi, Vincenzo Galasso, Sissel Jensen, Barbara Petrongolo, Debraj Ray, Fabiano Schivardi and Lise Vesterlund for useful comments. -
Tuesday, December 12Th
Tuesday, December 12th Session: Advanced Instrumentation I Chair: U. Kaiser 8:00 - 8:05 am Ute Kaiser Ulm University, Germany Opening of the SALVE Symposium 8:05 - 8:35 am Harald Rose Ulm University, Germany Correction of aberrations – past – present –future Heiko Müller 8:35 – 8:55 am CEOS GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Optical design of the SALVE Cc/Cs corrector and its benefits for low-kV TEM and EFTEM 8:55 – 9:15 am Felix Börrnert Ulm University, Germany Contrast transfer in the SALVE instrument 9:15 – 9:30 am Johannes Biskupek University of Ulm, Germany Energy-filtered TEM in the SALVE instrument 9:30 – 10:00 am Joachim Mayer Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, RWTH Aachen, Germany; Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, Research Centre Juelich, Germany Chromatic aberration correction: new methods and applications developed on the PICO instrument 10:00 – 10:30 am Coffee Break Session: Advanced Instrumentation II Chair: M. Haider 10:30 – 11:00 am Bert Freitag ThermoFisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands New capabilities on the Themis Z platform: iDPC imaging, 4D STEM for diffractive imaging and ultra-high resolution EELS 11:00 – 11:30 am Hidetaka Sawada JEOL Ltd., Tokyo, Japan High resolution electron microscope developed under Triple C Project, and aberration measurement 11:30 – 12:00 am Ondrej L. Krivanek Nion R&D, Kirkland, WA, USA Ultra-high spatial and energy resolution STEM/EELS 12:00 – 12:30 pm Paolo Longo Gatan, Inc. Pleasanton, CA USA Latest advances in energy loss spectroscopy detectors: extremely low energy and direct detection 12:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch and SALVE visit I Session: Low-Dimensional Materials: Preparation, Characterization, Theory I Chair: E. -
New Music Festival 2014 1
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC REDNEW MUSIC NOTEFESTIVAL 2014 SUNDAY, MARCH 30TH – THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD CO-DIRECTORS YAO CHEN & CARL SCHIMMEL GUEST COMPOSER LEE HYLA GUEST ENSEMBLES ENSEMBLE DAL NIENTE CONCORDANCE ENSEMBLE RED NOTE New Music Festival 2014 1 CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, MARCH 30TH 3 PM, CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra Dr. Glenn Block, conductor Justin Vickers, tenor Christine Hansen, horn Kim Pereira, narrator Music by David Biedenbender, Benjamin Britten, Michael-Thomas Foumai, and Carl Schimmel $10.00 General admission, $8.00 Faculty/Staff, $6.00 Students/Seniors MONDAY, MARCH 31ST 8 PM, KEMP RECITAL HALL Ensemble Dal Niente Music by Lee Hyla (Guest Composer), Raphaël Cendo, Gerard Grisey, and Kaija Saariaho TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST 1 PM, CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS READING SESSION - Ensemble Dal Niente Reading Session for ISU Student Composers 8 PM, KEMP RECITAL HALL Premieres of participants in the RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Workshop Music by Luciano Leite Barbosa, Jiyoun Chung, Paul Frucht, Ian Gottlieb, Pierce Gradone, Emily Koh, Kaito Nakahori, and Lorenzo Restagno WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND 8 PM, KEMP RECITAL HALL Concordance Ensemble Patricia Morehead, guest composer and oboe Music by Midwestern composers Amy Dunker, David Gillingham, Patricia Morehead, James Stephenson, David Vayo, and others THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD 8 PM, KEMP RECITAL HALL ISU Faculty and Students Music by John Luther Adams, Mark Applebaum, Yao Chen, Paul Crabtree, John David Earnest, and Martha Horst as well as the winning piece in the RED NOTE New Music Festival Chamber Composition Competition, Specific Gravity 2.72, by Lansing McLoskey 2 RED NOTE Composition Competition 2014 RED NOTE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION CATEGORY A (Chamber Ensemble) There were 355 submissions in this year’s RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Com- petition - Category A (Chamber Ensemble). -
Professor Sir Colin Humphreys CBE Freng FRS
Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy 10th Anniversary Lecture Professor Sir Colin Humphreys CBE FREng FRS Chair: Dr Alan Finkel AO FAA FTSE Thursday 22 November 2018 Lecture Theatre G81 Learning and Teaching Building 5.30pm 19 Ancora Imparo Way Clayton Campus How electron microscopy can help to save energy, save lives, create jobs and improve our health Electron microscopes can not only image single atoms, they can identify what the atom is and even determine how it is bonded to other atoms. This talk will give some case studies from Colin Humphreys’ research group going from basic science through to commercial applications, featuring two of the most important new materials: gallium nitride and graphene. Electron microscopy has played a key role in the rapid advance of gallium nitride (GaN) LED lighting. LED lighting will soon become the dominant form of lighting worldwide, when it will save 10-15% of all electricity and up to 15% of carbon emissions from power stations. Electron microscopy has enabled us to understand the complex basic science of GaN LEDs, improve their efficiency and reduce their cost. The Humphreys’ group has been very involved in this. LEDs based on their patented research are being manufactured in the UK, creating 150 jobs. Next generation GaN LEDs will have major health benefits and future UV LEDs could save millions of lives through purifying water. Graphene has been hailed as the “wonder material”, stronger than steel, more conductive than copper, transparent and flexible. However, so far no graphene electronic devices have been manufactured because of the lack of good-quality large-area graphene. -
Uci Road World Championships
Via www.IrishCyclingNews.com UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TECHNICAL GUIDE Team Time Trials Individual Time Trials Road Races 17-24 SEPTEMBER 2017 Via www.IrishCyclingNews.com TECHNICAL GUIDE – 2017 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 UCI SPORTS DEPARTMENT – SEPTEMBER 2017 Via www.IrishCyclingNews.com TECHNICAL GUIDE – 2017 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TECHNICAL GUIDE – 2017 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION 3 to 16 Event partners ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 UCI Management Commitee, Professional Cycling Council and UCI Road Commission .......................................5 Out of competition programme ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Officials .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 General plan of competition venues....................................................................................................................................................... 8 to 9 Access to the main finish venue - accreditations for vehicles ...................................................................................................... -
Colin Humphreys Is the Goldsmiths' Professor of Materials Science
Colin Humphreys is the Goldsmiths' Professor of Materials Science, Cambridge University, Professor of Experimental Physics at the Royal Institution in London, and a Fellow of Selwyn College Cambridge. He is also the Director of the Rolls Royce University Technology Centre at Cambridge on Ni-base superalloys for turbine blades for aerospace engines and the Director of the Cambridge Gallium Nitride Centre. He was the President of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining for the two years 2002 - 2003. He is now the Chairman of its Managing Board. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Member of the Academia Europaea, a Liveryman of the Goldsmiths' Company and a Member of the Court of the Armourers and Brasiers' Company and a Freeman of the City of London. He is a Member of the John Templeton Foundation in the USA and the Honorary President of the Canadian College for Chinese Studies in Victoria, Canada. He was President of the Physics Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1998 - 99 and Fellow in the Public Understanding of Physics, Institute of Physics 1997 - 99. He has received medals from the Institute of Materials, the Institute of Physics, and the Royal Society of Arts, and given various Memorial Lectures throughout the world. In 2001 he was awarded an honorary D.Sc. from the University of Leicester and the European Materials Gold Medal, and in 2003 he received the Robert Franklin Mehl Gold Medal from The Materials, Minerals and Metals Society in the USA. He graduated in Physics from Imperial College, London, did his Ph.D. -
Graphene's 3D Nature
Graphene's 3D Nature Contrary to what is believed, monolayer graphene (a sheet of carbon just one atomic layer thick) has 3D mechanical properties and they can now be properly measured and meaningfully described thanks to high-pressure Raman spectra measurements on the material. [47] The team has turned graphene oxide (GO) into a soft, moldable and kneadable play dough that can be shaped and reshaped into free-standing, three-dimensional structures. [46] A team of researchers based at The University of Manchester have found a low cost method for producing graphene printed electronics, which significantly speeds up and reduces the cost of conductive graphene inks. [45] Graphene-based computer components that can deal in terahertz “could be used, not in a normal Macintosh or PC, but perhaps in very advanced computers with high processing rates,” Ozaki says. This 2-D material could also be used to make extremely high-speed nanodevices, he adds. [44] Printed electronics use standard printing techniques to manufacture electronic devices on different substrates like glass, plastic films, and paper. [43] A tiny laser comprising an array of nanoscale semiconductor cylinders (see image) has been made by an all-A*STAR team. [42] A new instrument lets researchers use multiple laser beams and a microscope to trap and move cells and then analyze them in real-time with a sensitive analysis technique known as Raman spectroscopy. [41] All systems are go for launch in November of NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission, which will use high-resolution laser ranging to study Earth's forests and topography from the International Space Station (ISS). -
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FEATURES Science and the Miracles of Exodus Colin Humphreys, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge- Cambridge, UK id Moses and the Israelites really cross the Red Sea? If so, can physics explain how? Is it physically possible to obtain water Dfrom a rock? Is there a scientific mechanism underlying the crossing of the River Jordan? How can a mountain like Mount Sinai emit a sound like a trumpet? At first sight, these miracles in the biblical story of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt over 3000 years ago seem incredible. Because they appear to violate the normal running of the natural world, many scientists are scep tical that they could have happened. However, is it true that the well-known miracles mentioned above violate the normal run ning of the natural world? In this article I will take a closer look at some of the Exodus miracles through the eyes of a scientist. Water from a rock The miracle of obtaining water from a rock is described in just two verses in the Old Testament book of Exodus: “The Lord said to Moses ‘Take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.’ So Moses did this in the sign of the elders of Israel” (Exodus 17:5-6). What a curious incident! Obtaining water from a rock would seem to be like obtaining blood from a stone: impossible. -
Gates Cambridge Trust Gates Cambridge Scholars 2008 2 Gates Cambridge Scholarship Year Book | 2008
Gates Cambridge Trust Gates Cambridge Scholars 2008 2 Gates Cambridge Scholarship Year Book | 2008 Gates Cambridge Scholars 2008 Scholars are listed alphabetically by name within their year-group. The list includes current Scholars, although a few will start their course in January or April 2009 or later. Several students listed here may be spending all or part of the academic year 2008-09 working away from Cambridge whilst undertaking field-work or other study as an integral part of their doctoral research. The list also retains some Scholars who will complete their PhD thesis and will be leaving Cambridge before the end of the academic year. Some Scholars shown as working for a PhD degree will be required to complete successfully in 2009 a post-graduate certificate or Master’s degree, or similar qualification, before being allowed by the University to proceed with doctoral studies. A full list of the 290 Gates Scholars in residence during 2008–09 appears indexed by name on the last two pages of this yearbook. An alphabetical list of the 534 Gates Scholars who have, as of October 2008, completed the tenure of their scholarships appears on pages 92–100. Contents Preface 4 Gates Cambridge Trust: Trustees and Officers 5 Scholars in Residence 2008 by year of award 2004 8 2005 10 2006 24 2007 39 2008 59 Countries of origin of current Scholars 90 Gates Scholars’ Society: Scholars’ Council 91 Gates Scholars’ Society: Alumni Association 91 Scholars who have completed the tenure of their scholarship 92 Index of Gates Scholars in this yearbook by name 101 NOTES * Indicates that a Scholar applied for and was awarded a second Gates Cambridge Scholarship for further study at Cambridge ** Indicates that a Scholar was given permission by the Trust to defer their Gates Cambridge Scholarship © 2008 Gates Cambridge Trust All rights reserved. -
20Th Anniversary 1994-2014 EPSRC 20Th Anniversary CONTENTS 1994-2014
EPSRC 20th Anniversary 1994-2014 EPSRC 20th anniversary CONTENTS 1994-2014 4-9 1994: EPSRC comes into being; 60-69 2005: Green chemistry steps up Peter Denyer starts a camera phone a gear; new facial recognition software revolution; Stephen Salter trailblazes becomes a Crimewatch favourite; modern wave energy research researchers begin mapping the underworld 10-13 1995: From microwave ovens to 70-73 2006: The Silent Aircraft Initiative biomedical engineering, Professor Lionel heralds a greener era in air travel; bacteria Tarassenko’s remarkable career; Professor munch metal, get recycled, emit hydrogen Peter Bruce – batteries for tomorrow 14 74-81 2007: A pioneering approach to 14-19 1996: Professor Alf Adams, prepare against earthquakes and tsunamis; godfather of the internet; Professor Dame beetles inspire high technologies; spin out Wendy Hall – web science pioneer company sells for US$500 million 20-23 1997: The crucial science behind 82-87 2008: Four scientists tackle the world’s first supersonic car; Professor synthetic cells; the 1,000 mph supercar; Malcolm Greaves – oil magnate strategic healthcare partnerships; supercomputer facility is launched 24-27 1998: Professor Kevin Shakesheff – regeneration man; Professor Ed Hinds – 88-95 2009: Massive investments in 20 order from quantum chaos doctoral training; the 175 mph racing car you can eat; rescuing heritage buildings; 28-31 1999: Professor Sir Mike Brady – medical imaging innovator; Unlocking the the battery-free soldier Basic Technologies programme 96-101 2010: Unlocking the -
Catalogo Editoriale Gruppo Bixio
Tabella 1 TITOLO COMPOSITORE AUTORE EDITORE IL GIOVANE TOSCANINI Granadine AGENZIA R. FINZI PRATICAMENTE DETECTIVE GUIDO DE ANGELIS Granadine LA NOTTE DEGLI SQUALI GALE ITALIANA s.r.l. FATTI DI GENTE PER BENE MORRICONE ENNIO BIXIO CEMSA PRONTO CHI PARLA Bixio Sam LE SORELLE GASLINI GIORGIO BIXIO CEMSA METTI UNA SERA A CENA MORRICONE ENNIO BIXIO CEMSA AMAZZONI BIANCHE D'Elia Antonio Bixio Sam AMICIZIA SIMONETTI ENRICO Bixio Sam MIMI' METALLURGICO FERITO NELL'ONORE PICCIONI GIAN PIERO BIXIO CEMSA PAPRIKA Bixio Cesare Andrea Cherubini Bixio BIXIO CEMSA AMORE LIBERO FABIO FRIZZI Bixio Sam AMORE MIO NON FARMI MALE SIMONETTI ENRICO BIXIO CEMSA STROGOFF USUELLI TEO BIXIO CEMSA ANDREMO IN CITTA VANDOR IVAN BIXIO CEMSA GLI ORDINI SONO ORDINI BUONGUSTO ALFREDO BIXIO CEMSA LA BATTAGLIA DELL'ULTIMO PANZER LAVAGNINO ANGELO FRANCESCO BIXIO CEMSA L'ASSOLUTO NATURALE MORRICONE ENNIO Bixio Sam ASSOLUTO NATURALE ENNIO MORRICONE Bixio Sam UN OMICIDIO PERFETTO A TERMINE DI LEGGE GASLINI GIORGIO BIXIO CEMSA MEZZANOTTE D'AMORE MALATESTA LUIGI/BIXIO CARLO ANDREA BIXIO CEMSA BALI FILM GASLINI GIORGIO Bixio Sam MARIONETTE Bixio Sam LES BICHES BIXIO FRANCO BIXIO CEMSA SECONDO PONZIO PILATO BRANDUARDI ANGELO Bixio Sam ANGELI SENZA PARADISO LAVAGNINO ANGELO FRANCESCO BIXIO CEMSA LE CINQUE GIORNATE Bixio Sam REQUIEM PER UN GRINGO LAVAGNINO ANGELO FRANCESCO BIXIO CEMSA LA COLLINA DEGLI STIVALI RUSTICHELLI CARLO BIXIO CEMSA GATTA CI COVA Bixio Sam LA MORTE BUSSA DUE VOLTE UMILIANI PIERO BIXIO CEMSA URSUS NELLA TERRA DI FUOCO SAVINA CARLO-BIXIO C.A. Bixio Sam SANTA SANGRE Bixio Sam ERODE ANTIPA Bixio Sam LA CRIPTA E L'INCUBO SAVINA CARLO-BIXIO C.A. -
About the Authors
1291 About the Authors Martin Abkowitz Chapter D.39 Webster, NY, USA Martin A. Abkowitz received his Ph.D. in Physics from Syracuse University in 1964. [email protected], During the period 1964–65, Abkowitz was Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Authors [email protected] Physics at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1965, Abkowitz joined the Webster Research Center (now the Wilson Center for Research and Technology) of Xerox Corporation where he was a Principal Scientist until retirement in 1999. Abkowitz is currently a Visiting Scientist at the University of Rochester. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society. He has 174 publications including 35 US patents. Abkowitz has made over 250 contributed and invited presentations at international conferences. Sadao Adachi Chapter D.31 Gunma University Sadao Adachi received his Ph.D. from Osaka University and is Professor of Electrical Department of Electronic Engineering, Engineering at Gunma University. From 1980 to 1988 he was with NTT Electrical Faculty of Engineering Communication Laboratories, Japan. He has published and presented over 200 Gunma, Japan technical papers and 20 textbooks on semiconductor physics and technology. His [email protected] current research interests include physical properties of semiconductors and new functional materials. Alfred Adams Chapter D.37 University of Surrey Alfred Adams studied at Leicester University, UK, and in 1964 Advanced Technology Institute embarked on postdoctoral research at the University of Karlsruhe, Surrey, UK Germany. His work on III–V semiconductors started in 1967 at the [email protected] University of Surrey where he is now a Distinguished Professor.