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White paper on stock price formation
Stock price formation when information about value is costly. Get paper.

White paper on performance fees for investment managers
This white paper on performance fees offers a high level analysis of how performance fees for investment managers function and how to structure them so that they work in the best interest of the investors who pays them rather than against their interest. Get paper.

New model on the determinants of executive compensation in listed US firms
A new statistical model on the determinants of executive compensation in listed US firms has been added. The model includes variable definitions and theoretical justifications for why the explanatory variables are included in the model. The model has been estimated on the entire population of listed US firms and sub-samples. Click here to view model.

Two new exhibitions on ownership and performance
Two new exhibitions are available on the topic of managerial ownership and financial performance. Exhibition: A review of the theory on managerial ownership and financial performance. Exhibition: The Morck et al. [1988] argument about incentives and managerial entrenchment.

Statistical model on managerial ownership and financial performance
This is the first attempt to make statistical models from research available in an interactive version where model coefficients and variables can be clicked to obtain more information. Click here to view statistical model.

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