Illusory correlation in the remuneration of chief executive officers: It pays to play golf, and well
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Keywords
Illusory correlation; executive compensation; golf handicaps; decision rules; LeeX;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2009-01-10 (Business Economics)
- NEP-CBE-2009-01-10 (Cognitive & Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-LAB-2009-01-10 (Labour Economics)
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