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A Public Comment on the SEC Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule
In this comment, we explain our objections to the SEC’s current formulation of the Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule on each of three grounds: the erroneous estimation of CEO pay; the unclear specification of the “median” worker; and the risk of normalizing a pay ratio that is far too high. Then we present the latest data on the remuneration of the 500 highest-paid CEOs in the United States, demonstrating the way in which the SEC’s measure of CEO pay that enters into the CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio tends to systematically underestimate actual executive pay.
Debating Household Debt
Experts on Trial: Introduction
Dismantling Public Education: Turning Ideology into Gold
Policies based on faith in the “market” as a principle of social organization have wrought havoc with a founding principle of American democracy
China's Wage Growth: How Fast Is the Gain and What Does It Mean?
New findings show that hourly wage-rates in China are higher than in middle-income countries and are approaching the levels of Greece and Portugal