Extraordinary amounts of public funds and/or assistance were made available to banks since the onset of the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Governments worldwide have launched a massive bailout package to support banks in distress. Using a probit model, this paper investigates the likelihood of...

We investigate, using 13 years of data from 1992 to 2004, whether the total values, determinants, and the forms of executive compensation for firms listed on the S&P 500, S&P Mid Cap, and S&P Small Cap index, are the same or different. We also explore whether the above compensation variables...

Failures in governance, especially concerning boards, have been blamed for the 2007-2008 financial crisis. The increased public scrutiny regarding the actions and role of the board of directors in banks, following the crisis, inspires to examine whether and to what extent do board's...