8:30

Registration and Breakfast

9:00

Introduction

9:15

Chair:  Kose John, New York University
Alex Edmans, University of Pennsylvania, and Xavier Gabaix, New York University
“Detail-Independent Optimal Contracts, with an Application to CEO Incentives”
Discussant: Heski Bar-Isaac, New York University

10:10

Refreshment Break

10:25

Chair:  Daniel Wolfenzon, New York University
Gian Luca Clementi, New York University, Thomas Cooley, New York University, and Sonia Di Giannatale, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas
“Total Executive Compensation”
Discussant: Philip Bond, University of Pennsylvania

11:20

Refreshment Break

11:35

Chair:  Robert Whitelaw, New York University
H. Shawn Mobbs, Vanderbilt University and Charu G. Raheja, Wake Forest University
“Executive Promotions: Compensation, CEO influence and Firm Valuation”
Discussant: Lalitha Naveen, Temple University

12:30

Luncheon

1:45

Chair:  William Allen,  New York University
Jie Cai and Ralph A. Walking, Drexel University
“Shareholders’ Say on Pay: Does it Create Value?”
Discussant:  Simi Kedia, Rutgers University

2:40

Refreshment Break

2:55

Chair: Joshua Ronen, New York University
Ola Bengtsson, Cornell University, and John R.M. Hand, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“CEO Compensation in Private Venture-Backed Firms"
Discussant:  Hamid Mehran, New York Federal Reserve

3:50

Refreshment Break

4:05

Chair:  Yakov Amihud,  New York University
Dalida Kadyrzhanova, University of Maryland, and Antonio Falato, Federal Reserve Board
“Optimal CEO Incentives and Industry Dynamics”
Discussant: Lin Peng, Baruch College

5:00

6:00

Adjourn

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