Stacked Deck : Can Governance Structures Explain CEO Compensation Differences Across Countries?

The article focuses on a study by social researcher Ola Sjoberg that determined that governance structures have a major impact on the way in which corporate earnings are distributed. The authors discusses alternative explanations for income inequality. They suggest that the effects of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act on income inequality be studied. The authors argue that the difference between governance of U.S. private and public firms as well as governance structures in Asian nations should be analyzed. They suggest that the implications for firm performance be investigated