“..."This paper studies whether the gender composition of recruiting committees matters. We make use of the unique evidence provided by Spanish public...”

“...We provide a comprehensive analysis of the short- and medium-term effects of gender quotas in candidate lists using evidence from Spain, where quotas were...”

“...We analyze how a larger presence of female evaluators affects committee decision-making using information on 100,000 applications to associate and full...”

“...We use Spain’s Equality Law to test for the existence of agency problems between party leaders and their constituents. The law mandates a 40 percent female...”

“...•The presence of a colleague, a coauthor or a Ph.D. advisor in a scientific committee has a negative impact on application decisions.•However, connected...”

“...This paper analyzes the role of connections in academic promotions. We exploit evidence from centralized evaluations in Spain, where evaluators are randomly...”