Article(electronic)October 1, 2024

Layers of Auditor Industry Specialization: Evidence from Client Firms' Investment Efficiency

In: Journal of International Accounting Research, p. 1-22

Choy, Helen; Lin, James Juichia; Yeh, Yin-Hua

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Abstract

ABSTRACT
We examine the influence of different layers of auditor industry specialization on client firms' investment efficiency. We differentiate between industry specialization at the firm and partner levels, and joint specialization (i.e., at both firm and partner levels combined). Using observations from Taiwan between 1998 and 2017, we observe a positive association between joint specialization and client investment efficiency. Specialization at the firm or partner levels alone does not improve investment efficiency. In addition, client firm performance is positively associated with joint specialization. Auditors charge a premium for the firm- and joint-level specialization.
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JEL Classifications: M40; M42.

Languages

English

Publisher

American Accounting Association

ISSN: 1558-8025

DOI

10.2308/jiar-2023-066

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