The effect of option granting on executive stock purchases

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 114
Issue: 1
Pages: 12-15

Authors (2)

Grout, Paul A. (University of Bristol) Zalewska, Anna (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We provide a simple asymmetric information model showing that, in contrast to portfolio diversification arguments, there is a natural complementarity between executive options and stock ownership. Moreover, managers can be made worse off by being granted more executive options.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:114:y:2012:i:1:p:12-15
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25