We analyze a hand-collected dataset of 1682 executive compensation packages at 34 firms included in the main German stock market index (DAX) for the years 2009-2017 in order to investigate the impact of the 2009 say on pay legislation. The findings provide important insights beyond the German...

Convergence in CEO pay occurs when pay differentials narrow over time. We analyze and compare differences in the rate of convergence in CEO pay of Australian listed firms with high shareholding concentration (HSC) and without, for the period 1992 to 2009. We find zero and negative...

Debate on the issue of executive pay has intensified after the UK Government published a Green Paper in November 2016 (Green Paper), which discussed, among other things, several concerns with the current regime on executive pay and possible options for reform. In view of the potentially...