Money Talks: The golden rocket

American CEO pay has risen into the stratosphere, while many of their employees have seen their real pay eroded by a sharp rise in the cost of living. The typical boss of an S&P 500 firm now makes about 250 times the US median full-time wage. Is it time to rein in executive pay? Hosts: Tom Lee-Devlin, Alice Fulwood and Mike Bird. Guests: Ryan Harvey, a managing partner at the executive compensation consultancy Meridian; and Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at the London Business School. This is a subscriber-only episode. To listen sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you're already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.