Regulating Banking Bonuses in the European Union: a Case Study in Unintended Consequences

Beginning in 2014, the European Union (EU) will limit the amount of bankers' bonuses to the amount of fixed remuneration; the cap could be increased to 2:1 with the backing of a supermajority of shareholders. I demonstrate that the pending EU regulations restrictions will: (1) increase rather t...

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Banking system
Bonuses
Capital costs
CEO pay
Competitiveness
Europe
European Union
Executive compensation
financial crisis
International
Investment banks
Monetary unions
regulation
Regulation of financial institutions
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