This article investigates the role of financial analysts in product quality failures. Using a comprehensive sample of product recalls, we establish three main results. First, analyst coverage on average increases the frequency of product quality failures, particularly when managers are inclined...

We analyze whether and how mandatory audit partner rotation affects the audit adjustments for the rotated partner’s remaining clients. We argue mandatory audit partner rotation can affect audit production of remaining clients through two channels. First, it can cause audit partners to acquire...