Are all CEOs above average? An empirical analysis of compensation peer groups and pay design

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 538-555

  Bizjak, John ^a   Lemmon, Michael ^b,c   Nguyen, Thanh ^d  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; CEO pay; Executive compensation; Peer groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954583598     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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