| By: |
Brox, Enzo;
Krieger, Tommy |
| Abstract: |
We present a simple model to illustrate how birthplace diversity may affect
team performance. The model assumes that birthplace diversity increases the
stock of available knowledge due to skill complementarities and decreases
effciency due to communication barriers. The consequence of these two opposing
effects is a humpshaped relationship between birthplace diversity and team
performance. To verify this prediction, we exploit self-collected data on the
first division of German male soccer. Our data set covers 7,028 matches and
includes information about 3,266 players coming from 98 countries. We propose
two different instrumental variable approaches to identify the effect of
birthplace diversity on team performance. Our findings suggest that an
intermediate level of birthplace diversity maximizes team performance. |
| Keywords: |
birthplace diversity,firm performance,globalization,high-skilled migration,international migration,productivity,soccer,team composition,team performance |
| JEL: |
F23 J01 J24 M14 M54 |
| Date: |
2019 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:zewdip:19020&r=all |