Posted at https://www.epi.org/publication/reining-in-ceo-compensation-and-curbing-the-rise-of-inequality
A new EPI report argues that tax policy proposals to rein in excessive CEO pay must be accompanied by corporate governance reform. CEO pay is not just a symbolic issue, says EPI Director of Research Josh Bivens, who co-authored the report. High CEO pay spills over into the rest of the economy and helps pull up pay for privileged managers in the corporate and even nonprofit spheres, exacerbating inequality. Bivens believes that shareholders could help in the fight against high CEO pay and growing inequality, given the right policy tools. Read the report at https://www.epi.org/publication/reining-in-ceo-compensation-and-curbing-the-rise-of-inequality.
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