Executive compensation consultants face potential conflicts of interest that can lead to higher recommended levels of CEO pay, including the desires to ldquo;cross-sellrdquo; services and to secure ldquo;repeat business.rdquo; We find evidence in both the US and Canada that CEO pay is higher in...

Executive compensation consultants face potential conflicts of interest that can lead to higher recommended levels of CEO pay, including the desires to "cross-sell" services and to secure "repeat business." We find evidence in both the US and Canada that CEO pay is higher in companies where the...