Albanesi, Stefania; Olivetti, Claudia; Prados, Maria José - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We document three new facts about gender differences in executive compensation. First, female executives receive lower … share of incentive pay in total compensation relative to males. This difference accounts for 93% of the gender gap in total … performance. We find no link between firm performance and the gender of top executives. We discuss evidence on differences in …