PwC INQuires Program

PwC INQuires is a program of funding for applied research. PwC initiated this program in the Spring of 2007 to assist faculty and PhD students seeking to increase the knowledge base that contributes to the practice of auditing and tax. For the 2009 PwC INQuires program, we will be awarding $180,000 to 18 researchers bringing our three year total of funding to over $1.2 million to 70 researchers.

We are pleased to congratulate the professors with the winning proposals for 2009.

2009 INQuires Grant Recipients	Grant Title
Karla Johnston, Marsha Keune University of Wisconsin - Madison	Audit Fees,Audit Quality,and Security Analyst Pressure: Evidence from Misstatements Disclosed under SAB 108
Yongtae Kim Santa Clara University Myung Seok Park Virginia Commonwealth University	Underwriter Industry Specialization and Choice of Auditor in Initial Public Offerings
Jagan Krishnan, Jayanthi Krishnan, Hakjoon Song Temple University	The Impact of AS5 on Auditor's Propensity to Issue Adverse Reports
Cheol Lee Wayne State University Jong Eun Lee Virginia Commonwealth University	The Effects of Accounting Estimates on the Demand for Audit Quality and Audit Pricing
Brian Mayhew, Adam Vitalis University of Wisconsin- Madison	Implications of More Frequent Reporting and Auditing
Janet McDonald, Mike Kinney Texas A&M University	FIN 48 Adoption Disclosures: What do they Reveal about the Relationship Between The Degree of Aggression in Tax Reporting and the Degree of Aggression in Financial Reporting?
Yi Ren Southern Illinois University Carbondale	A reexamination: the impact of Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) on executive performance
Jaime Schmidt, Mike Wilkins Texas A&M University	An Investigation of Auditors' Influence on the Transparency and Timeliness of Financial Statement Restatement Information
Nathaniel Stephens Utah State University Jason Smith University of Nevada - Las Vegas	Internal Control and Earnings Quality: An Examination of the Impact of Control Environment,Risk Assessment,and Monitoring on Reported Earnings Quality