The Law and Economics of Executive Compensation: Theory and Evidence

Walker, David

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The Law and Economics of Executive Compensation: Theory and Evidence

David I. Walker

Boston University School of Law

RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE LAW, Claire Hill & Brett McDonnell, eds., Elgar Publishers, Forthcoming
Boston Univ. School of Law Working Paper No. 10-32

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This chapter from the forthcoming Research Handbook on the Economics of Corporate Law (Claire Hill & Brett McDonnell, eds.) provides an overview of the economic theory and evidence regarding public company executive compensation. It is intended to provide the reader with an entryway into the literature on a select group of topics. Priority has been afforded to the most central issues in executive pay, to issues that implicate law more or less directly, and to issues that have been the primary focus of research in the last decade.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 24

Keywords: executive compensation, stock options

JEL Classification: J33, K222, M52

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Date posted: October 9, 2010

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Walker, David I., The Law and Economics of Executive Compensation: Theory and Evidence. RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE LAW, Claire Hill & Brett McDonnell, eds., Elgar Publishers, Forthcoming ; Boston Univ. School of Law Working Paper No. 10-32. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1688560

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