This study examines the impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on audit fees and audit delay at the auditor local office level. Using the state-by-state lockdown data to measure the degree of public health restrictions in auditor office locations. Using a sample of 2,252 U.S. firms during...

Using the WHO announcement on March 11, 2020 and the Federal Reserve Bank announcement on April 9, 2020 as two events that represent the shock and the stimulus, this study finds that COVID-19 caused a negative shock to the global stock markets, especially in emerging markets and for small firms....