Lobo, Gerald; Paugam, Luc; Zhang, Dana; Casta, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
Using a sample of firms from France, where the law requires use of two auditors, we examine the effect of auditor pair … conservatism, i.e., impairment loss. We use game theory to demonstrate that pairs of Big 4 auditors facing similar incentives are …