DeBoskey, David Gregory; Jiang, Wei - In: Journal of Banking & Finance 36 (2012) 2, pp. 613-623
This study examines the impact of auditor specialization on bank loan loss provisions for a large cross-section of US banks for the period 2002–2006. We find a positive relationship between earning (before provision) and loan loss provision, suggesting that bank managers use LLP to smooth...