Amir, Eli; Guan, Yanling; Livne, Gilad - In: European Accounting Review 19 (2010) 4, pp. 633-664
An important aim of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was to reduce the cost of capital by enhancing auditor independence. However, prior literature has argued that SOX has been ineffective in meeting this objective. We contribute to this debate by first providing evidence suggesting that auditor...