This paper is the first (to our knowledge) to analytically model the optimal contracting for a member of the board of directors who holds multiple directorships. Prior literature has found conflicting evidence on the overall effect of multiple directorships on shareholder welfare: busy board...

In a competitive managerial labor market, compensation contracts should not depend on public attitudes or social norms regarding income inequality or "fair pay". In contrast to the standard view of optimal incentive design, we find that public opinion impacts executive compensation. We show that...

This study analyzes the choice to interlock between two competing companies when their privately known marginal costs are correlated. The two rivals are organized into different business models: one delegates its production to a subcontractor, while the other is vertically integrated and carries...