[CEO facts](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/09/facts-about-ceo.html), including the fact that if their wife dies their company’s value falls by fifteen per cent.
It’s easy to look at the salaries of some CEOs and wonder what they can do that deserves the big pay. But evidence like this suggests that, just maybe, there might be something other than a cargo cult in it.