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Published Year: 1998
Survey/Program(s): N/A
Catalog: Economic Working Paper
WP Number: WP-319
Publication Status / Disposition: See Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 13, No. 4, Fall 1999, pp. 145-168.
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Executive Compensation: Six Questions That Need Answering
Abstract
Despite being in its infancy, executive compensation research focusing on the effects of stock and stock-option holdings has already yielded large dividends, and has the potential for much more. We review the basic concepts of this methodology and their importance for answering the following six questions about US executive compensation:
- How much does it cost?
- How much is it worth?
- How does it work?
- What are its effects?
- How much is enough?
- Could it be improved?