Agency costs, executive incentives and corporate financial decisions
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Keywords
Incentive package; incentive schemes; overinvestment; underinvestment; underpayment; overpayment of dividends;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- G35 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Payout Policy
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