...Gladys Lee; Vic Naiker; Christopher R. Stewart ABSTRACT This study examines whether the audit quality of Big 4 audit firms is affected by an audit office's proximity to more target universities for appointing staff auditors. We identify these target universities using a recruitment map of a Big 4...

...Quinn T. Swanquist; Robert L. Whited ABSTRACT This study investigates whether the market for audit clients penalizes auditors following association with low-quality audits. Specifically, we examine whether audit offices experience a loss in local market share following client restatements. We...