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Executive Compensation, Value and Performance of Brazilian Listed Companies

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  • Andre Luiz Carvalhal da Silva

    (IAG/PUC-RIO)

  • Alisson Chen Yi Chien

    (PETROBRAS)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between executive compensation, firm value and performance in Brazil. The literature provides mixed results but most studies show that firms with higher executive compensation tend to have greater value and performance in comparison with companies with lower compensation. We analyze a unique Brazilian database to test this hypothesis. This paper differs from previous studies on executive remuneration in Brazil since it uses dynamic models, estimated by systemic generalized method of moments, to control potential sources of endogeneity. The analysis of 420 Brazilian companies from 2002 to 2009 does not indicate a significant relation between executive compensation and firm value (price-to-book and Tobin´s Q), suggesting that companies that pay greater executive remuneration do not have higher value. Furthermore there is no significant relation between executive compensation and operational performance (ROA and sales growth).

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  • Andre Luiz Carvalhal da Silva & Alisson Chen Yi Chien, 2013. "Executive Compensation, Value and Performance of Brazilian Listed Companies," Brazilian Review of Finance, Brazilian Society of Finance, vol. 11(4), pages 481-502.
    • Handle: RePEc:brf:journl:v:11:y:2013:i:4:p:481-502
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    Keywords

    Executive remuneration; Firm value and performance; Brazil;
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    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance

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