Database info

ExecuComp, includes over 80 different compensation items on more than 12,500 executives (top five executive officers per company) in companies included in the S&P 500, S&P 400 MidCap and S&P SmallCap 600 indexes; over 35 measures of company financial performance taken from Compustat. The data is available from 1992 forward. Per item, you can follow a fixed procedure to select what type of data, over what period and in what format the data should be provided.

ExecuComp is available via Wharton (WRDS). First select Compustat- Capital IQ. ExecuComp can be found in the overview of Compustat datasets. Please keep in mind that not all datasets in Compustat-Capital IQ are accessible for UM students & employees due to license restrictions.

Access information

The WRDS interface is only accessible via a WRDS account. An account can be requested via the WRDS start page. Only regular Maastricht University email accounts are accepted. WRDS requires staff to have a UM contract. Students are no longer allowed to use the WRDS databases after their graduation. Unfortunately, UM-Alumni-accounts are excluded due to license restrictions.
Accessing the WRDS interface will require a Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) by Duo Security. See the WRDS 2FA documentation & FAQ for detailed instructions and answers to common questions.

How to login to WRDS using 2FA
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