This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on executive compensation. We
start by presenting data on the level of CEO and other top executive pay over time and …

This article studies traditional and modern theories of executive compensation, bringing
them together under a simple unifying framework accessible to the general-interest reader …

John Haley's essay offers a number of reasons why the study of Japanese law is as relevant
as ever. This reply extends and, in part, challenges Haley's claims, focusing especially on …

We analyzed the influence of legal nature (publicly traded or privately held companies) on
executive compensation. For this purpose, we used data from the Annual Social Information …

Most studies of executive compensation have data on pay but not total income. Because
exchange‐listed Japanese firms (unlike exchange‐listed US firms) need not disclose …

Using regression and factor analysis with prefecture‐level data, I ask whether J apanese in
communities with high levels of “social capital” more readily settle their disputes out of court …

Using micro‐level tax data on attorney incomes in 2004 (when the law was changed to
make it confidential), we analyze the industrial organization of the Japanese bar. These data …

Using micro-level data (from tax records) on attorney incomes in 2004, we reconstruct the
industrial organization of the Japanese legal services industry. These data suggest a …

In this study, we compare the relative tendencies of public versus private firms to round up
earnings in a setting of the banking industry. This industry consists of a large number of …

With the Abe government continuing its efforts to beat deflation, to weaken the Yen, and to
spur growth, we briefly take stock of recent developments that have lent their fate to the July …