Posted by Ira Kay and Blaine Martin, Pay Governance LLC, on Saturday, May 18, 2019 Editor's Note: Ira Kay is a Managing Partner and Blaine Martin is a Consultant at Pay Governance LLC. This post is based on their Pay Governance memorandum. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Share Repurchases, Equity Issuances, and the Optimal Design of Executive Pay, by Jesse Fried (discussed on the Forum here), and Short-Termism and Capital Flows by Jesse Fried and Charles C. Y. Wang (discussed on the Forum here). Introduction Corporate share buybacks (also known as repurchases) have been somewhat controversial for many years, but have taken on even greater significance following the corporate tax cuts passed in 2017 and implemented in 2018. It is estimated that buybacks reached $1 trillion in 2018, likely fueled by extra cash resulting from the tax cuts. Buybacks are also gaining attention across a broader cross-section of the political…
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