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Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Carson

Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Carson

Emeritus Professor
Business School
School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Carson

Emeritus Professor

School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation - BCom (Hons), UNSW | MCom, UNSW | PhD, UNSW | Chartered Accountant (FCA) | GAICD
About Elizabeth             

Elizabeth is an Emeritus Professor in financial accounting and auditing in the UNSW Business School.  Elizabeth Carson's research interests include audit regulation, economics of global and national audit markets, industry specialisation by auditors and audit reporting. Her PhD investigating global audit firm networks and global industry specialisation by audit firms was awarded the American Accounting Association Auditing Section Outstanding Dissertation Award.  She teaches at postgraduate level in financial accounting and auditing, as well as supervising research students in the Honours, MPhil and PhD programs. 

 
E-mail
e.carson@unsw.edu.au
  • Books | 2012
    Trotman K; Gibbins M; Carson E, 2012, Financial Accounting: An Integrated Approach, Cengage Learning Australia, Australia
    Books | 2009
    Trotman KT; Carson EA; Gibbons M, 2009, Financial Accounting: An Integrated Approach., 4th, Cengage Learning Australia, Australia
  • Book Chapters | 2014
    Carson E, 2014, 'Globalization of auditing', in Hay D; Knechel WR; Willekens M (ed.), The Routledge Companion to Auditing, Routledge, London, pp. 23 - 32, http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415633635/
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Fu Y; Lim Y; Carson E, 2024, 'Accounting firm office size and tax aggressiveness', Accounting and Finance, 64, pp. 1183 - 1219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acfi.13177
    Journal articles | 2023
    Carson E; Fu Y; Thürheimer U; Xu Y, 2023, 'The audit market for listed Australian companies from 2012 to 2018: A state of play', Australian Journal of Management, 48, pp. 524 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03128962221124642
    Journal articles | 2022
    Carson E; Simnett R; Thürheimer U; Vanstraelen A, 2022, 'Involvement of Component Auditors in Multinational Group Audits: Determinants, Audit Quality, and Audit Fees', Journal of Accounting Research, 60, pp. 1419 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12418
    Journal articles | 2022
    Yang Y; Simnett R; Carson E, 2022, 'Auditors’ propensity and accuracy in issuing going-concern modified audit opinions for charities', Accounting and Finance, 62, pp. 1273 - 1306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acfi.12823
    Journal articles | 2019
    Carson E; Fargher N; Zhang Y, 2019, 'Explaining auditors’ propensity to issue going-concern opinions in Australia after the global financial crisis', Accounting and Finance, 59, pp. 2415 - 2453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acfi.12313
    Journal articles | 2016
    Carson E; Fargher N; Zhang Y, 2016, 'Trends in Auditor Reporting in Australia: A Synthesis and Opportunities for Research', Australian Accounting Review, 26, pp. 226 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/auar.12124
    Journal articles | 2016
    Simnett R; Carson E; Vanstraelen A, 2016, 'International archival auditing and assurance research: Trends, methodological issues, and opportunities', Auditing, 35, pp. 1 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/ajpt-51377
    Journal articles | 2015
    Fu Y; Carson E; Simnett R, 2015, 'Transparency report disclosure by Australian audit firms and opportunities for research', Managerial Auditing Journal, 30, pp. 870 - 910, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MAJ-06-2015-1201
    Journal articles | 2014
    Carson E; Redmayne NB; Liao L, 2014, 'Audit market structure and competition in Australia', Australian Accounting Review, 24, pp. 298 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/auar.12041
    Journal articles | 2013
    Carson E, 2013, 'Discussion of 'Strategic pricing by Big 4 audit firms in private client segments'', Accounting and Finance, 53, pp. 995 - 999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acfi.12041
    Journal articles | 2013
    Carson EA; Fargher N; Geiger MA; Lennox CS; Raghunandan K; Willekens M, 2013, 'Audit Reporting on Going-Concern Uncertainty: A Research Synthesis', Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 32, pp. 353 - 384, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2000496
    Journal articles | 2013
    Xu Y; Carson EA; Fargher N; Jiang L, 2013, 'Responses by Australian auditors to the global financial crisis', Accounting and Finance, 53, pp. 301 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-629X.2011.00459.x
    Journal articles | 2012
    Carson EA; Dowling C, 2012, 'The competitive advantage of audit support systems: the association between extent of structure and audit pricing,', Journal of Information Systems, 26, pp. 35 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/isys-10256
    Journal articles | 2012
    Carson EA; Simnett R; Soo B; Wright AM, 2012, 'Changes in Audit Market Competition and the Big N Premium', Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 31, pp. 47 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/ajpt-10295
    Journal articles | 2011
    Carson EA; Jiang A; Fargher N; Xu Y, 2011, 'Audit reports in Australia During the Period of the Global Financial Crisis', Australian Accounting Review, 21, pp. 22 - 31
    Journal articles | 2011
    Carson EA; Simnett R; Ye P, 2011, 'Threats to Auditor Independence: The Impact of Relationship and Economic Bonds', Auditing - a Journal of Practice and Theory, 30, pp. 121 - 148
    Journal articles | 2009
    Carson EA; Salman FM, 2009, 'Impact of the Sarbanes Oxley Act on the Audit Fees of Australian Listed Firms', International Journal of Auditing, 13, pp. 127 - 140
    Journal articles | 2009
    Carson EA, 2009, 'Industry Specialization by Global Audit Firms', Accounting Review, 84, pp. 355 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/accr.2009.84.2.355
    Journal articles | 2007
    Carson AE, 2007, 'Exquisite torture: The autoeroticism of Pope's Eloisa', Eighteenth-Century Studies, 40, pp. 615 - 629
    Journal articles | 2007
    Carson EA; Chen L; Simnett R, 2007, 'The Impact of Stakeholder Characteristics on Voluntary Dissemination of Interim Information and Communication of its Level of Assurance.', Accounting and Finance, 47, pp. 667 - 691
    Journal articles | 2007
    Carson EA; Fargher N, 2007, 'Note on Audit Fee Premiums to Client Size and Industry Specialisation.', Accounting and Finance, 47, pp. 423 - 446
    Journal articles | 2006
    Carson EA; Ferguson AC; Simnett R, 2006, 'Australian Audit Reports: 1996-2003', Australian Accounting Review, 16, pp. 89 - 96
    Journal articles | 2004
    Carson EA; Fargher NL; Simon DT; Taylor MH, 2004, 'Audit Fees and Market Segmentation - Further Evidence on How Client Size Matters within the Context of Audit Fee Models', International Journal of Auditing, 8, pp. 79 - 91
    Journal articles | 2004
    Carson EA; da silva Rosa R; Maynier R, 2004, 'Returns to Australian Investment Newsletter Recommendations', Australian Journal of Management, 29, pp. 65 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/031289620402900110
    Journal articles | 2002
    Carson EA, 2002, 'Factors associated with the development of board sub-committees', Corporate Governance - An International Review, 10, pp. 4 - 18
    Journal articles | 2000
    Carson EA; Simnett R, 2000, 'New assurance services: professional guidance required', Commercial Law Quarterly, 14, pp. 3 - 5, http://www.cla.org.au/ProductDetail/353/2000_Vol14_No2_June_2000
    Journal articles | 2000
    Carson EA, 2000, 'The development of board sub-committees', Company and Securities Law Journal, 18, pp. 415 - 428
    Journal articles | 1999
    Carson EA, 1999, 'Webtrust: taking on the challenge of internet assurance', Charter, 70, pp. 26 - 28
    Journal articles | 1996
    Carson E, 1996, 'Corporate governance disclosure in Australia: The state of play', Australian Accounting Review, 6, pp. 3 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1835-2561.1996.tb00010.x
  • Conference Papers | 2018
    Fu D; Carson E; Lim Y, 2018, 'Group audits and corporate tax aggressiveness', canberra, presented at 16th ANCAAR Audit Research Forum, canberra, 07 December 2018 - 08 December 2018
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Tronnes PC; Carson E; Wong L, 2015, 'Audit Firm Tenure and Audit Quality: Insights from Quantile Regression.', in Audit Firm Tenure and Audit Quality: Insights from Quantile Regression., European Auditing Research Network Conference, Lausanne, presented at European Auditing Research Network Conference, Lausanne, 10 September 2015 - 12 September 2015, http://wp.unil.ch/earnet2015/files/2014/10/Audit-Firm-Tenure-and-Audit-Quality-Insights-from-Quantile-Regression.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Carson E; Partadinata F; Tronnes PC; Wong L, 2014, 'Audit quality in initial audit engagements: A quantile regression approach', in AFAANZ (ed.), Proceedings of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ 2014) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, presented at Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ 2014) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 06 July 2014 - 08 July 2014, http://www.rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp/academic/ra/seminar/2014/seminar-details/201409171530.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Carson E; Simnett R; Trompeter G, 2014, 'The Impact of other component auditors on the costs and quality of multinational group audits', in AFAANZ (ed.), The Impact of other component auditors on the costs and quality of multinational group audits, Proceedings of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), Auckland, New Zealand, presented at Proceedings of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), Auckland, New Zealand, 06 July 2014 - 08 July 2014, https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/~/media/Files/MSB/Departments/Accounting/Brownbag%20papers/Liz_Carson.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Prasad AL; Carson E; Simnett R, 2013, 'Do Investments in industry specializations by Big 4 audit firms pay off?', in Accounting and Finance Association of Australia an (ed.), AFAANZ 2013, AFAANZ 2013, Perth, Australia, presented at AFAANZ 2013, Perth, Australia, 07 July 2013 - 09 July 2013
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Simnett R; Carson E; Vanbstraelen A; Trompeter G, 2013, 'Global Audit Firm Networks and the Role of “Other Auditors” Impact on the Quality and Costs of Multinational Group', in European Accounting Association Conference, European Accounting Association Conference, Paris, France, presented at European Accounting Association Conference, Paris, France, 06 May 2013 - 08 May 2013, http://www.eaa2013.org/r/default.asp?sCode=LOGIN&item=CF&association_id=2
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Simnett R; Carson E; Vanstraelen A, 2013, 'An International Analysis of the Effectiveness of National Public Oversight Bodies Inspection Regimes on Audity Quality', in Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (ed.), AFAANZ 2013, AFAANZ 2013, Perth, Western Australia, presented at AFAANZ 2013, Perth, Western Australia, 07 July 2013 - 09 July 2013
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Simnett R; Carson E; Vanstraelen A, 2013, 'An International analysis of the effectiveness of national public oversight bodies inspection regimes on audit quality', in ISAR 2013 - International Symposium on Audit Research, International Symposium on Audit Research, Sydney, Australia, presented at International Symposium on Audit Research - ISAR 2013, Sydney, Australia, 27 June 2013 - 28 June 2013
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Carson EA; Luc A; Wong L, 2012, 'The Relative Effects of Audit Partner Tenure and Audit Firm Tenure on Audit Quality', in Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Programme & Proceedings, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Australia, presented at Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 01 July 2012 - 03 July 2012
    Reports | 2012
    Tronnes PC; Simnett R; Carson E, 2012, International Consistency in Audit Reporting Behaviour: Evidence from Going Concern Modifications, http://files.iaaer.org/research/IAASB_Report_Final_working_version_9_January_2012.pdf?1406556333
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Carson EA; Bedard J; Simnett R, 2010, 'The Impact of Cross-Listing on Audit Fees: Disentangling the Effects of Litigation Risk and Audit Effort', in ISAR Conference 2010, ISAR Conference, Singapore, pp. 1 - 30, presented at ISAR Conference, Singapore, 24 June 2010 - 25 June 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Carson EA; Carey P; Shen X, 2010, 'The Impact of Audit Firm Change and Audit Partner Rotation on Auditor-Provided Non-Audit Services', in AFAANZ Conference, AFAANZ Conference, New Zealand, pp. 1 - 32, presented at AFAANZ Conference, Christchurch New Zealand, 04 July 2010 - 06 July 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Carson EA; Dowling C, 2010, 'The production of audit services: the relationship between audit support system design and audit pricing by global audit firm networks', in AAA Annual Meeting and CTLA, American Accounting Association, U.S.A., pp. 1 - 33, presented at AAA Annual Meeting and CTLA, San Francisco, 02 August 2010 - 04 August 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Carson EA; Simnett R; Tronnes P, 2010, 'International Consistency and Convergence in the Application of International Auditing Standards: Evidence from Going Concern Modifications', in ISAR Conference 2919, ISAR Conference, Singapore, pp. 1 - 31, presented at ISAR Conference, Singapore, 24 June 2010 - 25 June 2010
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Carson EA; Simnett R, 2009, 'International Consistency in Audit Reporting Behaviour: Evidence from Going Concern Modifications', in International Consistency in Audit Reporting Behaviour: Evidence from Going Concern Modifications, Accounting & Finance Australia and New Zealand Conference, 2009., Adelaide, Australia, presented at Accounting & Finance Australia and New Zealand Conference, 2009., Adelaide, Australia, 05 July 2009 - 07 July 2009
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Carson EA; Huang JJ, 2008, 'The Impact of the demise of Arthur Andersen on the U.S., U.K. and Australian audit markets: A comparative analysis', in Program & Proceedings - Accounting & Finance Association of Australia Conference 2008, AFAANZ 2008 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia Conference, Sydney, presented at AFAANZ 2008 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia Conference, Sydney, 06 July 2008 - 08 July 2008
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Simnett R; Carson EA; Soo B; Wright AM, 2008, 'The Pricing of Client Risk by Big N and Non Big N Audit Firms: 1996 - 2004', in Programme & Proceedings American Accounting Association Conference 2008, American Accounting Association Mid-Year Meeting 2008, Austin, Texas, USA, presented at American Accounting Association Mid-Year Meeting 2008, Austin, Texas, USA, 17 January 2008 - 19 January 2008
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Carson EA; Fazli MA, 2007, 'The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Australian Listed Firms', in Proceedings of the AFAANZ Annual Conference, AFAANZ 2007 Annual Conference, Gold Coast, Qld, presented at AFAANZ 2007 Annual Conference, Gold Coast, Qld, 01 July 2007 - 03 July 2007
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Carson EA; Simnett R; Soo B; Wright A, 2006, 'The Pricing of Client Risk in a Competitive Audit market', in American Accounting Association Mid -year, American Accounting Association Auditing Section 2006 Mid year Conference, Los Angeles, California, presented at American Accounting Association Auditing Section 2006 Mid year Conference, Los Angeles, California, 12 January 2006 - 14 January 2006
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Carson EA; Simnett R; Ye P, 2006, 'Threats to Auditor Independence: The Impact of Non-Audit Services, Tenure and Alumni Affiliations', in ISAR International Symposium on Audit Research, ISAR International Symposium on Audit Research, Sydney, presented at ISAR International Symposium on Audit Research, Sydney, 22 June 2006 - 23 June 2006
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Carson EA, 2006, 'Industry Specialization by Global Audit Firm Networks', in American Accounting Association Auditing Section 2006 Mid year Conference, Los Angeles, California, presented at American Accounting Association Auditing Section 2006 Mid year Conference, Los Angeles, California, 12 January 2006 - 14 January 2006
    Theses / Dissertations | 2005
    Carson EA, 2005, Global audit firm networks, global industry specilisations and the market for audit services
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Barkess LK; Carson EA; Cohen J, 2003, 'The impact of corporate governance on auditor switching', in Faff R (ed.), Proceedings of the AFAANZ Annual Conference, AFAANZ 2003 Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, pp. 52 - 52, presented at AFAANZ 2003 Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, 06 July 2003 - 08 July 2003
    Conference Papers | 2002
    Carson EA; Simnett R; S00 B; Wright A, 2002, 'Audit and other services fees: Longitudinal analysis of the audit market', in Professor Robert Faff, Monash University (ed.), Proceedings of the AFAANZ Annual Conference, AFAANZ 2002 Annual Conference, Perth, WA, pp. 43 - 43, presented at AFAANZ 2002 Annual Conference, Perth, WA, 07 July 2002 - 09 July 2002
    Conference Papers | 1999
    Carson EA; Harding NJ, 1999, 'The effect of audit education upon the message perceived from financial statement audit reports in China.', in Peyvandi A; Tai B (ed.), Eleventh Asian - Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, 11th Asian - Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, Melbourne, pp. 146 - 149, presented at 11th Asian - Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, Melbourne, 21 November 1999 - 24 November 1999
    Theses / Dissertations | 1998
    Carson EA, 1998, Factors associated with the development of corporate governance structure
    Preprints |
    Carson E; Fargher NL; Geiger MA; Lennox CS; Raghunandan K; Willekens M, Auditor Reporting on Going-Concern Uncertainty: A Research Synthesis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2000496
    Preprints |
    Carson E; Simnett R; Soo BS; Wright A, The Pricing of Client Risk by Big N and Non Big N Audit Firms: 1996-2004, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1023262
    Preprints |
    Carson E; Simnett R; Thuerheimer U; Vanstraelen A, The Effect of National Inspection Regimes on Audit Quality, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3049828
    Preprints |
    Carson E; Simnett R; Trompeter G; Vanstraelen A, The Impact of Group Audit Arrangements on Audit Quality and Pricing, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2528328
    Preprints |
    Yang Y; Simnett R; Carson E, Auditors’ Propensity and Accuracy in Issuing Going-Concern Modified Audit Opinions for Charities, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3693509