I have been mulling this over for a while (see our “Previously” below).
Since the late 1970s, this ratio has gone wild:
Now we learn there is a performance penalty as well:
Source: As You Sow
See also:
Excessive CEO Pay for Dumb Luck (March 6, 2017)
Previously:
CEOs Are Paid Fortunes Just to Be Average (July 25, 2016)
Executive Pay Gluttony (April 30, 2015)
Guess How Much Money Bill Gross Made Last Year? (November 14, 2014)
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