We investigate the effects of engagement auditor industry specialization on stock price crash risk. Although research on audit partners has been growing, we are not aware of any prior studies that investigate partner-level specialization and crash risk. Using a large sample of Chinese stocks...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between aggressive tax planning and stock price synchronicity. Design/methodology/approach: Employing the special institutional background of China, this study constructs tax aggressiveness and stock price synchronicity...