Career Concerns of Mutual Fund Managers

47 Pages Posted: 7 Oct 1998

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Judith A. Chevalier

Yale School of Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Glenn Ellison

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: August 1998

Abstract

We examine the labor market for mutual fund managers. Using data from 1992-1994, we find that "termination" is more performance-sensitive for younger managers. We identify possible implicit incentives created by the termination-performance relationship. The shape of the termination-performance relationship may give younger managers an incentive to avoid unsystematic risk. Direct effects of portfolio composition may also give younger managers an incentive to "herd" into popular sectors. Consistent with these incentives, we find that younger managers hold less unsystematic risk and have more conventional portfolios. Promotion incentives and market responses to managerial turnover are also studied.

JEL Classification: G3, J4, L8

Suggested Citation

Chevalier, Judith A. and Ellison, Glenn David, Career Concerns of Mutual Fund Managers (August 1998). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=130990 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.130990

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