Two Essays on Executive Pay: Paying Too Much and Paying Too Little

This dissertation studies the consequences of paying CEOs too much and paying CEOs too little. My first essay examines the effects of excess executive compensation on the future performance of S&P 1500 companies from 1992-2011. We consider three sources of overpayment: CEO ability, agency cost,...

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Other Authors: West, Jessica (authoraut)
Format: Others
Language:English
English
Published: Florida State University
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Online Access:http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-8907