We investigate the impact of mandatory internal control and risk management (ICRM) reform on earnings-based attributes of accounting quality in Germany. Although prior studies examine changes in accounting quality under SOX Sections 302 and 404, there is scant evidence of the accounting quality...

This study investigates the impact of two changes to the auditor's report - a separate section addressing going concern uncertainties (GCU section [GCUsec]) and information on management and auditor responsibilities - and the characteristics of the audit committee on bank directors' perceptions...

The EU taxonomy, introduced in 2022, is a comprehensive classification system categorizing environmentally sustainable economic activities. This study examines the impact of incorporating EU taxonomy data into corporate environmental disclosure on investor judgments. Through five experimental...

This paper analyzes the moderation effect of government responses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, proxied by the daily growth in COVID-19 cases and deaths, on the capital market, i.e., the S&P 500 firm's daily returns. Using the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, we monitor 16...

Our paper examines whether the implementation of KAM in auditors' reports affects managers' reporting behavior. In line with prior research in psychology, we argue that greater transparency through KAM sections lead to higher accountability pressure as managers may expect their judgments to be...

This paper examines the association between managers' cash bonuses and discretionary accounting choices in a sample of German stock corporations from 2005 to 2007. We investigate managers' earnings management behavior with respect to their bonus compensation and the independence of outside...