We study regulation of the auditing profession in a model where audit quality is unobservable and enforcing regulation is costly. The optimal audit standard falls short of the first-best audit quality, and it is increasing in the riskiness of firms and in the amount of funding they seek. The...

We study regulation of the auditing profession in a model where audit quality is unobservable and enforcing regulation is costly. The optimal audit standard falls short of the first-best audit quality, and it is increasing in the riskiness of firms and in the amount of funding they seek. The...

We study regulation of the auditing profession in a model where audit quality is unobservable and enforcing regulation is costly. The optimal audit standard falls short of the first-best audit quality, and is increasing in the riskiness of firms and in the amount of funding they seek. The model...

Spektakuläre Unternehmenszusammenbrüche haben das Vertrauen in die Corporate Governance und speziell in die Leistungen von Wirtschaftsprüfern erschüttert. Man geht davon aus, dass Wirtschaftsprüfer einem Interessenkonflikt ausgesetzt sind: Auf der einen Seite erhalten sie ihre Aufträge...