We investigate, using 13 years of data from 1992 to 2004, whether the total values, determinants, and the forms of executive compensation for firms listed on the S&P 500, S&P Mid Cap, and S&P Small Cap index, are the same or different. We also explore whether the above compensation variables...

We examine if a gender gap persists in executive compensation and if the composition and the determinants of executive compensation for men versus women are the same for the S&P1500 listed firms during the period from 1992 to 2004. This analysis is also extended to high tech firms, where high...

This exploratory paper is among the first to examine the impact of stock exchange mergers on informational market efficiency. We focus on the merger of Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa e Porto Portuguese Stock Exchange) with Euronext in 2002 (that created Euronext Lisbon). To investigate this question...

This paper is a survey of the research on executive compensation from the period between 1995 and 2007, focusing on the most important academic publications in the area. The reason for analysing this period of time and these publications is that we believe that 13 years is enough time to cover a...

We examine various gender base issues surrounding executives' compensation of high tech firms listed on NASDAQ from 1992 through 2005. Our results reveal many gender base differences during the sample period. To begin with, women represent only 4.03% of total number of executives in 1992 and...

This is a new study which examines whether the determinants and the forms of compensation in new versus old economy US firms are the same over time and if the structure of compensation for executives in both groups changes after the NASDAQ crash and the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley act.The...

This article analyzes the factors which explain executive compensation in Samp;P500, Samp;PMidCap and Samp;PSmallCap listed firms and the evolution of executive compensation values and components from year 1992 to 2005. Our results reveal that Samp;P500 executives received, on average, more than...

We analyzed the executive compensation in the new and old economy in the period between 1992 to 2005. We focused on the evolution of the compensation and the factors that explain the executive compensation and if the form of compensation changed after the Nasdaq crash and the Sarbanes-Oxley act....