Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht aufgrund einer erhöhten Regulierungstätigkeit in der Bilanzierung die nabhängigkeitsproblematik der Wirtschaftsprüfer aus dem Blickwinkel des ökonomischen Paradigmas.

We use a structural application of the discrete choice model to investigate how the introduction of a joint audit policy would affect audit market structure and consumer surplus. We perform this policy evaluation by identifying demand fundamentals in a joint audit regime and applying them to a...

This study investigates the determinants and consequences of forming dyads at the top level of audit teams, i.e., dyads between concurring and lead auditor. We apply the sociological theory of homophily, i.e., the implicit preference for similar others, to hierarchically structured auditor...