Abstract:The empirical study was conducted among samples of 4 430 listed companies from 1999 to 2003 in China and 6 907 listed companies from 1999 to 2002 of NYS stock market compiled from CSMAR and COMPUSTAT database.A study attempts to identify determinants of executive compensation in China while comparing how they differ between China and US.Results suggest that firm size,firm performance,and firm ownership characteristic all determine executive compensation in China,However,several differences betwe...