摘要发展中的中国审计市场鱼龙混杂,会计师事务所数量众多。好的品牌能否获得较高的审计收费?本文通过对2003--2010年我国上市公司审计费用的计量分析,发现即使在控制了事务所规模和竞争程度后,国际“四大”和国内“十大”会计师事务所仍然获得较高的审计费用。由于我国不同事务所在不同省市具有不同的市场占有率,本文在一定程度上区分了事务所规模、品牌和市场竞争程度对于审计费用的影响。本文证明了审计市场上的会计师事务所存在品牌溢价效应,认为我国会计师事务所应该注重品牌建设。
The auditing market of China is still developing with numerous accounting firms. Can the reputable auditors make the pricing premium? Based on the panel data of firms listed on the Chinese stock market from 2003 to 2010, we find that, after controlling for the size effect and the effect of market concentration, both the international Big4 and the domestic Top10 still charge higher audit fee. We argue that auditing brands bring about fees premium.