Mary Ellen Carter

Boston College - Department of Accounting

Carroll School of Management

140 Commonwealth Avenue

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

United States

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium

Rue Ducale 1 Hertogsstraat

1000 Brussels

Belgium

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Scholarly Papers (29)

1.

Institutional Investor Preferences for Corporate Governance Mechanisms

Journal of Management Accounting Research, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2014
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2015
Brian J. Bushee, Mary Ellen Carter and Joseph Gerakos
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Boston College - Department of Accounting and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
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Corporate Governance, Institutional Investors, Board of Directors

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The Incentives of Compensation Consultants and CEO Pay

Journal of Accounting and Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2009
Brian D. Cadman, Mary Ellen Carter and Stephen A. Hillegeist
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Boston College - Department of Accounting and Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey School of Business, School of Accountancy
Downloads 1,594 (20,039)
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Executive Compensation, Compensation Consultants

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Shareholder Remuneration Votes and CEO Compensation Design

AAA 2008 MAS Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2009
Mary Ellen Carter and Valentina L. Zamora
Boston College - Department of Accounting and Seattle University - Albers School of Business and Economics
Downloads 1,406 (24,227)
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executive compensation, shareholder vote

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Compensation Peer Groups and Their Relation with CEO Pay

Journal of Management Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2013
Brian D. Cadman and Mary Ellen Carter
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business and Boston College - Department of Accounting
Downloads 1,048 (37,115)
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Executive compensation, peer groups, labor markets

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Say on ESG: The Adoption of Say-on-Pay Laws, ESG Contracting, and Firm ESG Performance

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 886/2023
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 09 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023
Mary Ellen Carter, Andrea Pawliczek and Rong (Irene) Zhong
Boston College - Department of Accounting, University of Colorado at Boulder and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Accounting
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corporate social responsibility, compensation contracting, say on pay laws, corporate governance, regulations

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Executive Gender Pay Gaps: The Roles of Female Risk Aversion and Board Representation

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2017
Mary Ellen Carter, Francesca Franco and Mireia Gine
Boston College - Department of Accounting, Bocconi University and IESE Business School, University of Navarra
Downloads 794 (54,492)
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Female executive pay; risk aversion; board diversity; corporate governance

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Complexity of CEO Compensation Packages

Darden Business School Working Paper No. 4066889, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 885/2023
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 25 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2023
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Boston College - Department of Accounting, Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
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CEO compensation, contracts, complexity, incentives, information overload

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Premium Pay for Executive Talent: An Empirical Analysis

AAA 2011 Management Accounting Section (MAS) Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2023
Mary Ellen Carter, Francesca Franco and A. Irem Tuna
Boston College - Department of Accounting, Bocconi University and London Business School
Downloads 708 (63,520)
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Executive Talent, Compensation, Incentives

Explicit Relative Performance Evaluation in Performance-Vested Equity Grants

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2011
Boston College - Department of Accounting, University of Pennsylvania - Accounting Department and University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business
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Executive compensation, relative performance evaluation, equity grants

Explicit Relative Performance Evaluation in Performance-Vested Equity Grants

Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 14, No. 2-3, 2009
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 24 Jan 2009
Boston College - Department of Accounting, University of Pennsylvania - Accounting Department and University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business
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Compensation, equity incentives, relative performance, corporate governance

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Are ISS Recommendations Informative? Evidence from Assessments of Compensation Practices

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2020
Ana M. Albuquerque, Mary Ellen Carter and Susanna Gallani
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Boston College - Department of Accounting and Harvard Business School
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Proxy Advisors, CEO Compensation, Say-on-Pay, Institutional Shareholder Voting

How Large Is the Pay Premium From Executive Incentive Compensation?

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper 697/2020
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 13 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2023
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Boston College - Department of Accounting and Kennesaw State University
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CEO pay, volatility of pay premium, incentive pay, contract theory, Incentive Lab

Are CEOS Paid Extra for Riskier Pay Packages?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15243
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 12 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2023
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Boston College - Department of Accounting and Kennesaw State University
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The Economics of Restricted Stock and the Section 83(B) Election

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 Mar 2010
Jennifer Blouin and Mary Ellen Carter
University of Pennsylvania - Accounting Department and Boston College - Department of Accounting
Downloads 411 (123,747)
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tax, incentives, compensation, restricted stock

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Changes in Bonus Contracts in the Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Era

Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2009
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2009
Mary Ellen Carter, Luann J. Lynch and Sarah L. C. Zechman
Boston College - Department of Accounting, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business and University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business
Downloads 407 (125,138)
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Executive compensation, bonuses, Sarbanes-Oxley

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Payday Before Mayday: CEO Compensation Contracting for Distressed Firms

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2020
Mary Ellen Carter, Edith S. Hotchkiss and Mahdi Mohseni
Boston College - Department of Accounting, Boston College - Carroll School of Management and Tehran Institute of Advanced Studies
Downloads 395 (129,548)
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CEO Compensation, Managerial Incentives, Contracting, Financial Distress, Default, Creditors, Pay-performance Sensitivity

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The Participation Constraint and CEO Equity Grants

Forthcoming, The Accounting Review (https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-2017-0692)
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 22 May 2020
Brian D. Cadman, Mary Ellen Carter and Xiaoxia Peng
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
Downloads 358 (144,501)
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Peer Groups, Equity Compensation, Labor Markets

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Employee Responses to Increased Pay Transparency: An Examination of Glassdoor Ratings and the CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 02 May 2023 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2023
Mary Ellen Carter, Lisa LaViers, Jason Sandvik and Da Xu
Boston College - Department of Accounting, A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona and Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management
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CEO Pay Ratio, Pay Fairness, Pay Transparency, Human Capital, Disclosure Policy, Employee Satisfaction

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The Effect of Supplier Industry Competition on Pay-for-Performance Incentive Intensity

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 18 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2021
Mary Ellen Carter, Jen Choi and Karen Sedatole
Boston College - Department of Accounting, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Accounting and Goizueta Business School
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industry competition, executive compensation, pay-for-performance incentives

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Matching Premiums in the Executive Labor Market

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.2308/accr-52393
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2019
Mary Ellen Carter, Francesca Franco and A. Irem Tuna
Boston College - Department of Accounting, Bocconi University and London Business School
Downloads 216 (241,381)
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Executive Compensation, Human Capital, Pay Premiums, Executive Labor Market, Matching

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Court Intervention as a Governance Mechanism Over CEO Pay: Evidence from the Citigroup Derivative Lawsuit

European Accounting Review (2015), 24(4): 637 – 658., Boston U. School of Management Research Paper No. 2410212
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2022
Ana M. Albuquerque, Mary Ellen Carter and Luann J. Lynch
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
Downloads 147 (337,690)
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litigation, court intervention, executive compensation, investor protection, waste claim, Delaware, chancery court, corporate governance

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Board Committee Overlap and the Use of Earnings in CEO Compensation Contracts

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 19 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2021
Mary Ellen Carter, Luann J. Lynch and Melissa Martin
Boston College - Department of Accounting, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business and University of Illinois at Chicago
Downloads 140 (350,980)

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executive compensation, audit committee, compensation committee, board committees, incentive pay, performance measures

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What Information Does 'Compensation Actually Paid' Provide?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Aug 2023
Mary Ellen Carter and Andrea Pawliczek
Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Colorado at Boulder
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Executive Compensation, Proxy Statement, Equity Compensation, Incentives

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Executive Compensation Restrictions: Do they Restrict Firms’ Willingness to Participate in TARP?

Cadman, B., Carter, M. E. and Lynch, L. J. (2012), Executive Compensation Restrictions: Do They Restrict Firms’ Willingness to Participate in TARP?. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Forthcoming
Posted: 19 May 2010 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2012
Brian D. Cadman, Mary Ellen Carter and Luann J. Lynch
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

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Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), financial institutions, executive compensation

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The Role of Accounting in the Design of CEO Equity Compensation

Accounting Review, March 2007
Posted: 20 Sep 2006
Mary Ellen Carter, Luann J. Lynch and A. Irem Tuna
Boston College - Department of Accounting, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business and London Business School

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executive compensation, financial reporting

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Sink or Swim? Firms' Responses to Underwater Options

Posted: 08 Oct 2003
Sudhakar V. Balachandran, Mary Ellen Carter and Luann J. Lynch
University of Illinois at Chicago, Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

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Executive compensation, stock options

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The Effect of Stock Option Repricing on Employee Turnover

Posted: 01 Aug 2003
Mary Ellen Carter and Luann J. Lynch
Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

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Executive Compensation, Stock Option Repricing, Employee Turnover, Employee Retention

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The Consequences of the Fasb's 1998 Proposal on Accounting for Stock Option Repricing

Posted: 02 Dec 2002
Mary Ellen Carter and Luann J. Lynch
Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

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Executive Compensation, Accounting Standards, Accounting Choice, Stock Option Repricing

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An Examination of Executive Stock Option Repricing

Posted: 05 Mar 2001
Mary Ellen Carter and Luann J. Lynch
Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

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Repricing; Executive compensation; Stock options

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The Effect of Accounting on Economic Behavior: Evidence from Stock Option Repricing

Posted: 06 Dec 1999
Mary Ellen Carter and Luann J. Lynch
Boston College - Department of Accounting and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

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The Relevance of Form 8-K Reports

Posted: 05 Dec 1999
Mary Ellen Carter and Billy S. Soo
Boston College - Department of Accounting and Boston College

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Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 48
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Board committee overlap and the use of earnings in CEO compensation contracts

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 15 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2021
Mary Ellen Carter, Luann J. Lynch and Melissa Martin
Boston College - Department of Accounting, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business and University of Illinois at Chicago
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Executive Compensation, Performance Measures, Compensation Committee