Conference Agenda

Session

CEO and Employee Compensation

Time:

Saturday, 30/May/2026:

10:30am - 12:15pm

Session Chair: Pedro Matos, University of Virginia

Presentations

Human Capital Metrics and CEO Pay

Zhexu Ai², M. Diane Burton³, Lingling Wang¹, Karen Wruck⁴

¹University of Connecticut, United States of America; ²Wagner College; ³Cornell University; ⁴Ohio State University

Discussant: Ethan Rouen (Harvard Business School)

Employee Forgivable Loans

Alexandru Barbu¹, Yiran Wang²

¹INSEAD and Wharton, France; ²INSEAD

Discussant: Chris Clifford (University of Kentucky)

When the Tax Break Breaks: CEO Pay and Turnover Following TCJA

Ilona Babenko¹, Ben Bennett², Dragana Cvijanovic³

¹ASU, United States of America; ²Texas Christian University; ³Cornell University

Discussant: Kevin Murphy (University of Southern California)