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linked workerestablishment-firm dataset that covers 31 million workers in Germany. For validation, we exploit survey …We propose a novel measure for workers' financial incentives based on withinestablishment wage differences among … similar workers from the same occupation. This measure captures all forms of incentive pay that lead to workeremployer …
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We examine, both theoretically and empirically, the determinants and performance impact of three measures of CEO incentives: pay-performance elasticity (PPE), semi-elasticity (PPSE), and sensitivity (PPS). Larger, more R&D intensive, and low-idiosyncratic risk firms have higher PPE and PPSE,...
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I develop measures of firm-level pay disparity and examine their relation to firm performance. Using comprehensive compensation data for a large sample of firms, I find no statistically significant relation between the ratio of CEO-to-mean employee compensation and performance. I next create...
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workers show higher sensitivity to pay inequality. These firms underperform firms with less sensitive workers. These …
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This paper surveys the recent literature on CEO compensation. The rapid rise in CEO pay over the past 30 years has sparked an intense debate about the nature of the pay-setting process. Many view the high level of CEO compensation as the result of powerful managers setting their own pay. Others...
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collar rather than blue collar workers …
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Das internationale Bankensystem stand in den vergangenen Jahren im Fokus des öffentlichen Interesses. Bei der Diskussion möglicher Optionen zur Verbesserung der Finanzsystemstabilität rückt zunehmend die Corporate Governance in Banken in den Fokus. Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht widmet...
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Many companies spend substantial resources in order to be viewed as socially responsible. We argue that one reason firms do this is to create a warm glow about the firm and thereby affect employee behavior and improve performance. This proposition is tested with an incomplete contract...
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We find that firms that grant performance-contingent (p-c) equity awards with accounting-based vesting conditions to their CEOs have lower cost of debt and less restrictive loan terms. The benefits of p-c accounting awards on debt financing are greater when the moral hazard problem faced by...
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We argue gender-diverse boards are associated with distinct preferences that reassure investors about their commitment to moderate risk and boost long-term corporate survival. Results suggest a strong relation between gender-diverse boards and bondholder-aligned CEO compensation components,...
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