Is option-based compensation restrained by largest potential risk exposure? Evidence from the banking industry

Michael K. Fung

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109084

Is option-based compensation restrained by largest potential risk exposure? Evidence from the banking industry

Michael K. Fung

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Abstract

Excessive risk taking induced by equity-based executive compensation is more (less) of a concern to the shareholders if the largest potential risk exposure is large (small). This study empirically shows that the intensity of option-based compensation to a bank's CEO decreases with the bank's largest potential risk exposure and its largest potential increase in risk exposure. These findings suggest a possibility of banks self-regulating their compensation structures.

Original language	English
Article number	109084
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	191
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109084
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020

Keywords

Banking
Executive compensation
Risk

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Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109084

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