Is Capping Executive Bonuses Useful? /

This paper develops a theoretical framework to study the impact of bonus caps on banks' risk taking. In the model, labor market price adjustments can offset the direct effects of bonus caps. The calibrated model suggests that bonus caps are only effective when bank executives' mobility is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asai, Kentaro
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/196
Online Access:Full text available on IMF