Cuñat, Vicente 
ORCID: 0000-0001-7504-2801, Giné, Mireia and Guadalupe, Maria
(2013)
Say pays! Shareholder voice and firm performance.
Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (724).
Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
This paper estimates the effects of Say-on-Pay (SoP); a policy that increases shareholder "voice" by providing shareholders with a regular vote on executive pay. We apply a regression discontinuity design to the votes on shareholder-sponsored SoP proposals. Adopting SoP leads to large increases in market value (4.6%) and to improvements in long-term performance: profitability and labor productivity increase, while overheads and investment fall. In contrast, we find limited effects on pay levels and structure. This suggests that SoP operates as a regular vote of confidence, increasing efficiency and market value.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | https://www.fmg.ac.uk/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Finance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| JEL classification: | G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G34 - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L20 - General M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M1 - Business Administration > M12 - Personnel Management |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2014 16:27 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 19:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55406 |
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