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Vice President Joe Biden checks out his purchases during a visit to a Costco store on a shopping trip in Washington recently. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic…

After a year when CEO compensation came under increasing scrutiny, Paul Solman investigates the factors that influence executive pay. Part two in the series examines the freedom of the market determining those salaries.