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executive compensation
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THE QUANT by Richard Booth
BIG SHOTS AND BIG BUCKS
Why do big shots make big bucks? The standard answer is that the prospect of a bonus encourages corporate executives to maximize stockholder return. But some behavioral economists argue that…
Securities Law Prof Blog
GAO Issues Report on TARP
GAO issued its first report on TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM: Additional Actions Needed to Better Ensure Integrity, Accountability, and Transparency. Here is an excerpt from its summary:Treasury has taken a…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
San Francisco City Council Kills Cap On Nonprofit CEO Compensation but Institutes Reporting Requirement
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the city's legislative body recently killed a proposal that would have mandated that city funded nonprofits limit executive compensation to six times the amount…
Federal Securities Law Source
Teamsters Seek Executive Compensation Reform
According to RiskMetrics, the Laborers’ International Union of North America and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters don’t think Treasury’s bailout program does enough to curb executive compensation. The unions want…
Securities Law Prof Blog
AIG Announces Restrictions on Executive Compensation
In response to New York AG Cuomo's inquiry last week, AIG announced voluntary restrictions on executive compensation that include a $1 salary for its Chief Executive Officer; no 2008 annual…
Labor Law Prof Blog
SSRN Top-10 List of Recent Employment & Labor Downloads
John R. Graham, Si Li, & Jiaping Qiu, Managerial Ability and Executive Compensation (127). James A. Wooten, A Legislative and Political History of ERISA Preemption, Part 3 (94).Danielle Keats Citron,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Unions, As Shareholders, Use Bailout to Push Executive Compenstion Reforms
My labor and employment law colleague, Phoebe Williams, who also teaches business associations, brings to my attention the roles unions, as shareholderes, are seeking to play in the current government…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Goldman, UBS Announce No Bonuses for Top Executives
Both Goldman Sachs and UBS AG have announced that their top executives will not receive bonuses for 2008. Goldman's seven top executives decided it would not be politic to receive…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Grassley Responds to Chronicle Report Showing Public University Presidential Salaries Increased by Nearly 8% Last Year
In a press release issued today, Senator Charles Grassley responded to a Chronicle of Higher Education Report showing that presidents and other top hats at public universities will have a…
Labor Law Prof Blog
SSRN Top-10 List of Recent Employment & Labor Downloads
John R. Graham, Si Li, & Jiaping Qiu, Managerial Ability and Executive Compensation (121). James A. Wooten, A Legislative and Political History of ERISA Preemption, Part 3 (87).Danielle Keats Citron,…