2009
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1344109
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Some Unpleasant General Equilibrium Implications of Executive Incentive Compensation Contracts

Abstract: We consider a simple variant of the standard real business cycle model in which shareholders hire a self-interested executive to manage the firm on their behalf. Delegation gives rise to a generic conflict of interest mediated by a convex (option-like) compensation contract which is able to align the interests of managers and their shareholders. With such a compensation contract, a given increase in the firm's output generated by an additional unit of physical investment results in a more than proportional inc… Show more

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“…As regards the first two factors, our results are akin to the experience accumulated in the literature that studies implications of the manager incentive scheme choice under separation of ownership and control in DSGE models (cf. Donaldson et al, 2009). Awareness of the costs of the third (non-linear capital charge) factor has so far been widespread among practitioners.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…As regards the first two factors, our results are akin to the experience accumulated in the literature that studies implications of the manager incentive scheme choice under separation of ownership and control in DSGE models (cf. Donaldson et al, 2009). Awareness of the costs of the third (non-linear capital charge) factor has so far been widespread among practitioners.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…No other contract can improve upon what is already a Pareto optimum. A formal derivation is provided inDonaldson et al (2010).…”
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confidence: 99%