Dirk Jenter

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance

Professor of Finance

United Kingdom

http://personal.lse.ac.uk/jenter/

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Research Fellow

London

United Kingdom

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium

Rue Ducale 1 Hertogsstraat

1000 Brussels

Belgium

  • London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance

  • Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

  • European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

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CEO Compensation

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Citation 55

CEO Compensation

Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper No. 77
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2010
Carola Frydman and Dirk Jenter
Northwestern University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Executive compensation, managerial incentives, incentive compensation, equity compensation, option compensation, corporate governance

CEO Compensation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3277
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Dec 2010
Carola Frydman and Dirk Jenter
Northwestern University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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executive compensation, managerial incentives, incentive compensation, equity compensation, option compensation, corporate governance

CEO Compensation

NBER Working Paper No. w16585
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 06 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2023
Carola Frydman and Dirk Jenter
Northwestern University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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CEO Compensation

Annual Review of Financial Economics, Vol. 2, pp. 75-102, 2010
Posted: 12 Nov 2010
Carola Frydman and Dirk Jenter
Northwestern University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance

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Executive Compensation: A Survey of Theory and Evidence

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Citation 48

Executive Compensation: A Survey of Theory and Evidence

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 514/2016
Number of pages: 173 Posted: 26 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2021
Alex Edmans, Xavier Gabaix and Dirk Jenter
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Executive compensation, contracts, principal-agent problem, rent extraction

Executive Compensation: A Survey of Theory and Evidence

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6585
Number of pages: 169 Posted: 24 Aug 2017
Alex Edmans, Xavier Gabaix and Dirk Jenter
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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executive compensation, CEO compensation, managerial incentives, pay-for-performance, corporate governance

Executive Compensation: A Survey of Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w23596
Number of pages: 168 Posted: 17 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2023
Alex Edmans, Xavier Gabaix and Dirk Jenter
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Executive Compensation: A Survey of Theory and Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12148
Number of pages: 170 Posted: 18 Jul 2017
Alex Edmans, Xavier Gabaix and Dirk Jenter
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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CEO Turnover and Relative Performance Evaluation

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Citation 92

CEO Turnover and Relative Performance Evaluation

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 1992, MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4594-06, Rock Center for Corporate Governance Working Paper No. 24
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Feb 2006 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2014
Dirk Jenter and Fadi Kanaan
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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CEO Turnover, Performance Evaluation, Corporate Boards

CEO Turnover and Relative Performance Evaluation

NBER Working Paper No. w12068
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 10 May 2006 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2022
Dirk Jenter and Fadi Kanaan
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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CEO Compensation: Evidence From the Field

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Citation 55

CEO Compensation: Evidence From the Field

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 771/2021, Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 30 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2024
Alex Edmans, Tom Gosling and Dirk Jenter
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, London School of Economics - Law School and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Executive Compensation, Contract Theory, CEO Incentives, Fairness, Survey

CEO Compensation: Evidence from the Field

CESifo Working Paper No. 9162
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 09 Jul 2021
Alex Edmans, Tom Gosling and Dirk Jenter
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, London School of Economics - Law School and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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CEO Compensation: Evidence from the Field

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16315
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 14 Jul 2021
Alex Edmans, Tom Gosling and Dirk Jenter
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, London School of Economics - Law School and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Sustainable Investing: Evidence from the Field

FEB-RN Research Paper No. 18/2024, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute - Archive, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 1028/2024
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 23 Sep 2024 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2025
Alex Edmans, Tom Gosling and Dirk Jenter
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, London School of Economics - Law School and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Sustainable Investing, Responsible Investing, Socially Responsible Investing, Survey

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The Market for CEOs

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The Market for CEOs

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 831/2022
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 09 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2022
Peter Cziraki and Dirk Jenter
Texas A&M University - Department of Finance and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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CEO labor markets, CEO-firm matching, assignment models, CEO turnover, CEO compensation

The Market for CEOs

CESifo Working Paper No. 9143
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 24 Jun 2021
Peter Cziraki and Dirk Jenter
Texas A&M University - Department of Finance and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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The Market for CEOS

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16281
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 Jul 2021
Peter Cziraki and Dirk Jenter
Texas A&M University - Department of Finance and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Market Timing and Managerial Portfolio Decisions

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Citation 42

Market Timing and Managerial Portfolio Decisions

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 May 2003
Dirk Jenter
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Market Timing, Seasoned Equity Issues, Insider Trading

Market Timing and Managerial Portfolio Decisions

Posted: 10 Aug 2004
Dirk Jenter
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance

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Market Timing, Seasoned Equity Issues, Insider Trading

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Performance-Induced CEO Turnover

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Citation 130

Performance-Induced CEO Turnover

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 16 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2019
Dirk Jenter and Katharina Lewellen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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CEO Turnover, Board of Directors, Governance

Performance-Induced CEO Turnover

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12274
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Sep 2017
Dirk Jenter and Katharina Lewellen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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CEO turnover, CEO-firm matching, corporate governance, turnover-performance relationship

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Does Board Size Matter?

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 916/2023
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 03 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2023
Dirk Jenter, Thomas Schmid and Daniel Urban
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Business Economics
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Boards of Directors, Board Regulation, Board Size, Corporate Governance

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Understanding High-Powered Incentives

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 May 2001
Dirk Jenter
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Executive Compensation, Incentive Options, Pay-for-Performance

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CEO Preferences and Acquisitions

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CEO Preferences and Acquisitions

Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper No. 105, Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2014
Dirk Jenter and Katharina Lewellen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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takeover bids, CEO retirement preferences and acquisitions, CEO early retirement on merger

CEO Preferences and Acquisitions

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2014
Dirk Jenter and Katharina Lewellen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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Mergers & Acquisitions, CEO preferences, Principal-Agent Problems

CEO Preferences and Acquisitions

Stanford Graduate School of Business Working Paper No. 2089, Tuck School of Business Working Paper No. 2012-105
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Jan 2012
Dirk Jenter and Katharina Lewellen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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CEO, retirement, target takeover

CEO Preferences and Acquisitions

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3681
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Dec 2011
Dirk Jenter and Katharina Lewellen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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mergers & acquisitions, CEO preferences, principal-agent problems

CEO Preferences and Acquisitions

NBER Working Paper No. w17663
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2023
Dirk Jenter and Katharina Lewellen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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Executive Compensation, Incentives, and Risk

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Jan 2004
Dirk Jenter
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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executive compensation, equity-based compensation, created incentives

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Employee Sentiment and Stock Option Compensation

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Employee Sentiment and Stock Option Compensation

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4504-04, AFA 2004 San Diego Meetings, EFA 2005 Moscow Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 10 Mar 2005
Nittai Bergman and Dirk Jenter
Tel Aviv University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Option Compensation, Employee Sentiment

Employee Sentiment and Stock Option Compensation

NBER Working Paper No. w11409
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 06 Jul 2005 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2022
Nittai Bergman and Dirk Jenter
Tel Aviv University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Employee Sentiment and Stock Option Compensation

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Posted: 22 Nov 2006
Nittai Bergman and Dirk Jenter
Tel Aviv University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance

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Option compensation, equity compensation, employee sentiment, optimism

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Shareholder Liability and Bank Failure

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Shareholder Liability and Bank Failure

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 05 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2021
Felipe Aldunate, Dirk Jenter, Arthur G. Korteweg and Peter Koudijs
Universidad de los Andes, Chile - ESE Business School, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Bank Risk Taking, Limited Liability, Double Liability, Financial Crises, Great Depression

Shareholder Liability and Bank Failure

CESifo Working Paper No. 9168
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 09 Jul 2021
Felipe Aldunate, Dirk Jenter, Arthur G. Korteweg and Peter Koudijs
Universidad de los Andes, Chile - ESE Business School, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Conflicts of Interests Among Shareholders: The Case of Corporate Acquisitions

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Conflicts of Interests Among Shareholders: The Case of Corporate Acquisitions

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4653-07, Rock Center for Corporate Governance Working Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2009
Kai Li, Jarrad Harford and Dirk Jenter
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of Washington and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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cross-holdings, shareholder heterogeneity, target selection, mergers and acquisitions, toeholds, synergies, agency

Conflicts of Interests Among Shareholders: The Case of Corporate Acquisitions

NBER Working Paper No. w13274
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2022
Jarrad Harford, Kai Li and Dirk Jenter
University of Washington, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance
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Selling Company Shares to Reluctant Employees: France Telecom's Experience

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Selling Company Shares to Reluctant Employees: France Telecom's Experience

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 13 Jun 2000
Francois Degeorge, Dirk Jenter, Alberto Moel and Peter Tufano
University of Lugano - Faculty of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, Monitor Corporate Finance, Monitor Group and Harvard Business School
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Employee Stock Ownership, Privatization, Portfolio Choice

Selling Company Shares to Reluctant Employees: France Telecom's Experience

NBER Working Paper No. w7683
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 May 2000 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2022
Francois Degeorge, Dirk Jenter, Alberto Moel and Peter Tufano
University of Lugano - Faculty of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, Monitor Corporate Finance, Monitor Group and Harvard Business School
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Good and Bad CEOs

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 935/2023
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 01 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2024
Dirk Jenter, Egor Matveyev and Lukas Roth
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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CEO, Firm Performance, Firm Policies, Sudden Death

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Security Issue Timing: What Do Managers Know, and When Do They Know it?

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Security Issue Timing: What Do Managers Know, and When Do They Know it?

Simon School Working Paper No. FR 06-12, MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4654-07, Rock Center for Corporate Governance Working Paper No. 25
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2009
Dirk Jenter, Katharina Lewellen and Jerold B. Warner
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business and University of Rochester – Simon Business School
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corporate pu option sales, marketing timing

Security Issue Timing: What Do Managers Know, and When Do They Know it?

NBER Working Paper No. w12724
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2022
Dirk Jenter, Katharina Lewellen and Jerold B. Warner
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business and University of Rochester – Simon Business School
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Shareholder Liability and Bank Failure

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16309
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 14 Jul 2021
Dirk Jenter, Felipe Aldunate, Arthur G. Korteweg and Peter Koudijs
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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