Bankers’ stock options, risk-taking and the financial crisis
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Executive pay; Stock options; Vega; Bank risk-taking; Financial crisis;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
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