brightest managers to the public sector abound. This paper studies self-selection into managerial and non-managerial positions … return to managerial ability is always highest in the private sector. As a result, relatively many of the more able managers …

with the evolution in executive pay and the market for managers during earlier time periods. A case study of General … managers …

have first-order effects on the assignment of CEOs to firms. …

-wage profile is much steeper than in domestic firms, especially for managers as opposed to blue-collar workers. Second, the higher … lifetime wage income for managers in internationally active firms relies on the stronger accumulation of experience that these …

Better managers and managerial practices lead to better firm performance. Yet, little is known about what happens when … managers move across firms. Does a firm hiring a good manager improve its performance? If yes is there some valuable knowledge … the manager has acquired and successfully diffused to the new firm? In order to answer these questions we use information …