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- Title
The Importance of Audit Profession Development in Emerging Market Countries.
- Authors
Michas, Paul N.
- Abstract
This study investigates the country-level development of the audit profession in emerging market countries and whether this development is associated with audit quality and auditor choice. I find that audit quality is higher for client companies located in countries with a more developed audit profession, after controlling for rule of law and investor protection. Specifically, Big 4 client companies' total and abnormal accruals are both lower, and earnings are more conservative in countries with stronger Audit Profession Development (APD). However, these results hold only for companies audited by a Big 4 auditor. Results also indicate that stronger APD is associated with a greater likelihood that a client company hires a Big 4 auditor. My findings contribute to the literature that explores differences in audit quality and determinants of auditor choice, the literature that explores cross-country differences in audit professions, and research on the characteristics and effectiveness of audit institutions in emerging market economies.
- Subjects
AUDITORS; AUDITING; PROFESSIONAL education; ACCOUNTING firms; AUDITING of corporations; DEVELOPING countries; TRAINING; ACCOUNTING
- Publication
Accounting Review, 2011, Vol 86, Issue 5, p1731
- ISSN
0001-4826
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2308/accr-10097