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US CEOs engage in rent-seeking and exploit corporate governance to increase compensation

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that US CEOs engage in rent-seeking and exploit corporate governance to increase compensation?

Yes. Substantial empirical literature and meta-analyses support the conclusion that US CEOs often leverage managerial power and weaknesses in corporate governance to extract rents and increase their compensation.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved papers feature several high-impact studies and meta-analyses (such as managerial power and rent extraction frameworks) that provide strong empirical backing for the claim that CEOs exploit governance structures to increase pay. While some optimal contracting models offer alternative explanations, the weight of the evidence supports the managerial power theory.

Evidence for · 4
Superstar CEOs<sup>*</sup>
2009
Shows that CEOs receiving prestigious awards subsequently underperform while extracting more compensation, particularly in firms with weak corporate governance.
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Malmendier, U. & Tate, G. A. (2009). Superstar CEOs<sup>*</sup>. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1162/qjec.2009.124.4.1593

Evidence against · 1
A Multiplicative Model of Optimal CEO Incentives in Market Equilibrium
2008
Demonstrates that low fractional ownership and pay structures can be reconciled with optimal contracting rather than necessarily reflecting rent extraction.
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Edmans, A., Gabaix, X., & Landier, A. (2008). A Multiplicative Model of Optimal CEO Incentives in Market Equilibrium. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhn117

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Assessing Managerial Power Theory
2012
A meta-analysis indicating that managerial power is strongly predictive of higher levels of CEO total cash and total compensation.
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Essen, M. v., Otten, J., & Carberry, E. J. (2012). Assessing Managerial Power Theory. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206311429378

Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation
2002
Argues that executives use managerial power to influence their own pay and extract rents rather than operating under strict optimal contracting.
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Bebchuk, L. A., Fried, J. M., & Walker, D. I. (2002). Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.316590

Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation
2002
Provides foundational evidence that managerial power and rent extraction significantly shape executive compensation packages.
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Bebchuk, L. A., Fried, J. M., & Walker, D. I. (2002). Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3386/w9068

What does the evidence say?

The retrieved papers feature several high-impact studies and meta-analyses (such as managerial power and rent extraction frameworks) that provide strong empirical backing for the claim that CEOs exploit governance structures to increase pay. While some optimal contracting models offer alternative explanations, the weight of the evidence supports the managerial power theory.

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