Compensation Contract Design

Compensation Contract Design is a theoretical framework within executive compensation research that specifies the structural mechanisms, including incentive alignment and risk allocation, by which contractual terms—such as performance metrics, vesting conditions, and clawback provisions—are systematically formulated to mitigate agency conflicts and govern post-hire executive behavior.

549

Publications

52.8K

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864

Authors

517

Institutions

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2017–2026

94

Authors

864

  1. JE
    John E. Core

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    11 publications · 1.6K citations

    11

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  2. WR
    Wayne R. Guay

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    11 publications · 1.6K citations

    11

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  3. JM
    Jesse M. Fried

    European Corporate Governance Institute, Belgium

    11 publications · 3.3K citations

    11

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  4. LA
    Lucian A. Bebchuk

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    11 publications · 3.3K citations

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  5. DF
    David F. Larcker

    Stanford University, United States

    9 publications · 3.1K citations

    9

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 110 publications · 5.5K citations

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  2. The Journal of Finance

    20 publications · 3.5K citations

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  3. The Accounting Review

    17 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. Journal of Financial Economics

    14 publications · 5.2K citations

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  5. Journal of Accounting and Economics

    13 publications · 2.4K citations

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