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Learning from the past : trends in executive compensation over the twentieth century
Frydman, Carola (contributor) - 2008
with the evolution in executive pay and the market for managers during earlier time periods. A case study of General … managers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003790763
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How much sunlight does it take to disinfect a boardroom? : a short history of executive compensation regulation
Dew-Becker, Ian (contributor) - 2008
This paper reviews the history of executive compensation disclosure and other government policies affecting CEO pay, and as well surveys the literature on the effects of these policies. Disclosure has increased nearly uniformly since 1933. A number of other regulations, including special taxes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003749481
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Managerial versus production wages : offshoring, country size and endowments
Benz, Sebastian; Kohler, Wilhelm - 2010
In this paper, we explore the role of trade in differentiated final goods as well offshoring of tasks for inequality both within and between countries. We emphasize the distinction between managerial and production labor. Production labor is assumed to be a variable input composed of tradable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009156628
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The demand for executive skills
Hansen, Stephen; Ramdas, Tejas; Sadun, Raffaella; … - 2021
We use a unique corpus of job descriptions for C-suite positions to document skills requirements in top managerial occupations across a large sample of firms. A novel algorithm maps the text of each executive search into six separate skill clusters reflecting cognitive, interpersonal, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012547093
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French CEO compensations : what is the cost of a mandatory upper limit?
Llense, Fabienne (contributor) - 2008
In the middle of the nineties, the sharp increase in globalisation and the last privatization wave have promoted the shaping of a market for executives in France. Characteristics of this market are estimated for France and a competitive model is simulated in order to assess to what extend such a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003751204
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The market for CEOs
Cziraki, Peter; Jenter, Dirk - 2021
We study the market for CEOs of large publicly-traded US firms, analyze new CEOs' prior connections to the hiring firm, and explore how hiring choices are determined. Firms are hiring from a surprisingly small pool of candidates. More than 80% of new CEOs are insiders, defined as current or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012546976
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CEO compensation : evidence from the field
Edmans, Alex; Gosling, Tom; Jenter, Dirk - 2021
We survey directors and investors on the objectives, constraints, and determinants of CEO pay. 67% of directors would sacrifice shareholder value to avoid controversy on CEO pay, implying they face significant constraints other than participation and incentive compatibility. These constraints...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012584217
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How do migrants choose their destination country? : an analysis of institutional determinants
Geis, Wido; Übelmesser, Silke; Werding, Martin - 2008
Multinomial Choice framework. Our estimates confirm a number of conventional results such as positive effects of wages and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805994
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Trade adjustment : worker level evidence
Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Hanson, Gordon H.; Song, Jae - 2014
manufacturing. Earnings losses are larger for individuals with low initial wages, low initial tenure, and low attachment to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010412742
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The incidence of bank regulations and taxes on wages : evidence from US states
Goodspeed, Timothy J. - 2012
taxes on bank wages. As the corporate tax may be borne by labor, a natural question to ask is whether the economic incidence … regulatory incidence by estimating the degree to which banking regulations and company taxes on banks influence wages in the … banking sector. We use individual data on wages combined with data from US states on the states' tax rates and timing of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009687296