Ben Amoako-Adu, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

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Latest funding

Is executive compensation excessive: an investigation of dual class companies and income trusts
SSHRC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$52,000
The value of concentrated corporate ownership and control
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$51,228
Dual class capitalization and capital structure effects
SSHRC · 1997 · Principal investigator
$17,149

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Is executive compensation excessive: an investigation of dual class companies and income trusts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Brian F.

Keywords: executive compensation; dual class shares; family ownership; income trust

$52,000

The value of concentrated corporate ownership and control

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Amoako-Adu, Ben

Keywords: concentrated ownership; control

$51,228

Dual class capitalization and capital structure effects

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Amoako-Adu, Ben

Keywords: Dual class; equity capitalization; capital structure; restricted shares

$17,149

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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