This paper uses exceptionally rich data on Swedish corporate executives and their personal characteristics to study …-eight of the gaps can be attributed to observable gender differences in executives' and their firms' characteristics. Further …. Instead, our results are consistent with the view that male and female executives sharing equal attributes neither have equal …

This paper uses exceptionally rich data on Swedish corporate executives and their personal characteristics to study …-eight of the gaps can be attributed to observable gender differences in executives' and their firms' characteristics. Further …. Instead, our results are consistent with the view that male and female executives sharing equal attributes neither have equal …

bankers and other top executives during the current financial crisis, heated up this debate even more. Our study contributes …

stronger for S-corporations. We document a positive relation between executive salaries and more diffuse ownership, owner … managers, and when the founder is the current owner. We find a negative relation between executive salaries and firms with …

IPO firm executives are significant net sellers in the year immediately following the IPO year. Two significant … restricted stocks turn out to be insignificant. The evidence suggests that IPO executives sell mainly to realize a significant …

backgrounds. Outlines trends in international executives' compensation in Europe, Japan, China and Asia. In addition, covers …