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Our research spans these topics: general principles, board of directors, leadership and succession planning, compensation, audit and risk, shareholders, and proxy advisory.

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CEO Pay, Performance, and Value Sharing

David F. Larcker, Nicholas E. Donatiello, Brian Tayan

March 3, 2016

CEO compensation is a highly controversial subject. While most company directors believe that CEO pay is not a problem, the majority of the American public believes that it is. The...

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CEO Pay, Performance, and Value Sharing

Nicholas E. Donatiello, David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan

Stanford Closer Look Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, Rock Center for Corporate Governance, March

2016

CEO compensation is a highly controversial subject. While most company directors believe that CEO pay is not a problem, the majority of the American public believes that it is. The...

Working Paper|

Causal Inference in Accounting Research

Ian D. Gow, David F. Larcker, Peter C. Reiss

February 8, 2016

This paper examines the approaches accounting researchers use to draw causal inferences using observational (or non-experimental) data. The vast majority of accounting research papers draw causal inferences notwithstanding the well-known...

Survey|

Americans and CEO Pay: 2016 Public Perception Survey on CEO Compensation

David F. Larcker, Nicholas E. Donatiello, Brian Tayan

CGRI Survey Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance, February

2016

Recently, the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University conducted a nationwide survey of 1,202 individuals — representative by gender, race, age, political affiliation, household income, and state residence...

Survey|

CEOs and Directors on Pay: 2016 Survey on CEO Compensation

David F. Larcker, John T. Thompson, Nicholas E. Donatiello, Brian Tayan

CGRI Survey Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Heidrick & Struggles, February

2016

Recently, Heidrick & Struggles and the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University and the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University surveyed 107...

Working Paper|

The Leverage Ratchet Effect

Anat R. Admati, Peter M. DeMarzo, Martin F. Hellwig, Paul Pfleiderer

December 31, 2015

This paper explores the dynamics of corporate leverage when funding decisions are made in the interests of shareholders. In the absence of prior commitments or regulations, shareholder-creditor conflicts give rise...

Working Paper|

Corporate Governance Data and Measures Revisited

David F. Larcker, Peter C. Reiss, Youfei Xiao

November 1, 2015

Researchers in accounting, corporate finance, economics, and law regularly evaluate the impact of corporate governance provisions on firm performance and managerial actions. Many of these studies rely on publicly available...

Research Spotlight|

Independent and Outside Directors

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan

CGRI Research Spotlight Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative (CGRI), November

2015

This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the academic literature on outside (non-executive) directors and directors who are independent according to New York Stock Exchange listing requirements. It reviews the...

Research Spotlight|

Independent Chairman

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan

CGRI Research Spotlight Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative (CGRI), November

2015

This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the academic literature on whether companies with an independent chairman of the board exhibit better governance quality than companies with a dual chairman/CEO....

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Rethinking Financial Regulation: How Confusion Has Prevented Progress

Anat R. Admati

October 20, 2015

The extreme fragility of the financial system that gives rise to systemic risk and crises is rooted in the incentives of people within this system and the failure of regulation...