Debt, managerial compensation and learning |
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Authors: | Neelam Jain |
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Affiliation: | Department of Economics, Northern Illinois University, 515 Zulauf Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA |
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Abstract: | Using a dynamic model with uncertainty and asymmetric information, we study the impact of debt and bankruptcy on managerial compensation and learning. In this model, compensation has two roles to play—providing incentives to the manager and learning about his type. We show that debt, through bankruptcy, acts as a substitute of compensation in both dimensions and derive conditions under which debt lowers average compensation, pay-performance sensitivity and increases learning. We also examine the choice of debt and show that firm value can be increased due to debt's effect on managerial compensation, abstracting from other costs and benefits of debt. Finally, we conduct comparative statics with respect to the underlying parameters. |
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Keywords: | D8 G3 J3 L2 |
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