We investigate whether audit fees and auditors' opinions on internal controls are associated with whistleblowing allegations externally filed to regulatory agencies. We find that firms subject to whistleblowing allegations have significantly higher audit fees, regardless of the substance of...

We examine the association between job satisfaction in audit offices and office-level audit quality. Using employee self-assessments of satisfaction with their work at Big 4 audit offices between 2008 and 2016, we find that job satisfaction is positively associated with audit quality. We show...