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The Effect of Competition on Executive Compensation and Incentives: Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment

Ana P. Fernandes, Priscila Ferreira and L. Alan Winters
Published online before print April 19, 2017, 0215-6963R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.3.0215-6963R1
Ana P. Fernandes
Ana P. Fernandes is a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom). Email: . Priscila Ferreira is assistant professor of economics at the University of Minho (Portugal) and research fellow at NIMA. L. Alan Winters is a professor of economics at the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) and research fellow at CEPR, GDN and IZA.
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Priscila Ferreira
Ana P. Fernandes is a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom). Email: . Priscila Ferreira is assistant professor of economics at the University of Minho (Portugal) and research fellow at NIMA. L. Alan Winters is a professor of economics at the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) and research fellow at CEPR, GDN and IZA.
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Ana P. Fernandes is a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom). Email: . Priscila Ferreira is assistant professor of economics at the University of Minho (Portugal) and research fellow at NIMA. L. Alan Winters is a professor of economics at the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) and research fellow at CEPR, GDN and IZA.
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0215-6963R1
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.3.0215-6963R1
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0022-166X
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  1. Ana P. Fernandes,
  2. Priscila Ferreira and
  3. L. Alan Winters
  1. Ana P. Fernandes is a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom). Email: a.p.o.fernandes{at}exeter.ac.uk. Priscila Ferreira is assistant professor of economics at the University of Minho (Portugal) and research fellow at NIMA. L. Alan Winters is a professor of economics at the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) and research fellow at CEPR, GDN and IZA.

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