We make tests on day-of-the-week stock market return patterns for Japan. We find that until the 1990s, Tuesdays have abnormal losses; in the 1990s, Tuesday losses disappear and Mondays have abnormal losses. Tests find that volume changes drive out the Monday loss.

We study the relationship between compensation gap and firm performance in the Chinese market. Extant studies have shown that, for the publicly traded companies in China, compensation gap between senior executives plays a tournament role and motivates managers to achieve higher level of...