This study investigates whether firms revise executive bonus compensation targets based on past performance. Studies in this area suffer from a lack of detailed information related to executive performance targets. Using mandatory disclosures of executive compensation information under the U.S....

Would moving to relative performance contracts improve the alignment between CEO pay and performance? To address this we exploit the large rise in relative performance awards and the share of equity pay in the UK over the last two decades. Using new employer-employee matched datasets we find...

Would moving to relative performance contracts improve the alignment between CEO pay and performance? To address this we exploit the large rise in relative performance awards and the share of equity pay in the UK over the last two decades. Using new employer-employee matched datasets we find...

Nationale und internationale Regulierungsmaßnahmen zur Managementvergütung -- Die Vergütung von Managern vor und nach der Finanzkrise von 2007 -- Die Relevanz von Bonusbanken für die Vergütung von Managern -- Analyse der Vorteilhaftigkeit von Bonusbanken im Vergleich zu klassischer...