This study investigates whether audit market competition influences the risk profile of audit offices' client portfolios and whether an audit office's client risk profile affects the association between audit market competition and audit quality. Economic theory suggests that market competition...

An extensive stream of literature investigates how product market competition, by increasing the proprietary costs of disclosure, influences corporate disclosure policy. We hypothesize that the proprietary costs incurred by firms are associated with how a disclosure is framed and structured. We...

This paper used panel data analysis via GMM estimation to investigate a number of contemporary issues regarding whether MENA banks' stability and profitability are affected by market power and market concentration. Additionally, it investigates political issues that took place in late 2010 and...

This paper provides evidence on the impact of different types of institutional investors on a firm's thrust to compete. A firm's thrust to compete, as an attribute of corporate culture, captures the relative importance of corporate values that push a firm to achieve shareholder value in the...

A 2006 rule change mandated that publicly traded companies provide more detailed disclosures about executives' compensation plans. In response to the new disclosure requirements, Cournot firms with large market shares add revenue-based pay to their CEOs' pay packages. This change in pay...

Economic theory suggests that product market competition should enhance firm performance. However, relatively little empirical evidence supports this long-held belief. We use the U.S. corporate tax management setting to test the relationship between product market competition and firm...

The audit market's unique combination of features - its role in capital market transparency, mandated demand, and concentrated supply - means it receives considerable attention from policymakers. We explore the effects of two market scenarios that have been the focus of policy discussions:...

The audit market's unique combination of features - its role in capital market transparency, mandated demand, and concentrated supply - means it receives considerable attention from policymakers. We explore the effects of two market scenarios that have been the focus of policy discussions:...

PurposeThe authors examine the joint effect of the country-wide legal institutions and product market competition on stock crash risk in a large sample of international firms.Design/methodology/approachIn the study, the authors examine whether the country-level institutional factors affect...

To understand the disruption and implications of distributed ledger technologies for financial reporting and auditing, we analyze firm misreporting, auditor monitoring and competition, and regulatory policy in a unified model. A federated blockchain for financial reporting and auditing can...