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April 22, 2010

Is Pay Too High and Are Incentives Too Low? A Wealth-Based Contracting Framework

Broc Romanek, CompensationStandards.com

Given the publicity in the area of executive compensation these days, it’s not surprising there are more academic studies than ever before analyzing cause and effect, etc. Here are two interesting ones from Professors Core and Guay that have come out recently:

“Is Pay Too High and Are Incentives Too Low? A Wealth-Based Contracting Framework

“Is There a Case for Regulating Executive Pay in the Financial Services Industry