Dan A. Simunic

8.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Dan A. Simunic is a scholar working on Accounting, Strategy and Management and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan A. Simunic has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Accounting, 17 papers in Strategy and Management and 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Dan A. Simunic's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (45 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (30 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (14 papers). Dan A. Simunic is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (45 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (30 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (14 papers). Dan A. Simunic collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Hong Kong and United States. Dan A. Simunic's co-authors include Michael T. Stein, Terrence B. O'Keefe, Jeong‐Bon Kim, Peter Clarkson, Minlei Ye, Jong‐Hag Choi, Cheong H. Yi, Gerald A. Feltham, John S. Hughes and Louis‐Philippe Sirois and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research and The Accounting Review.

In The Last Decade

Dan A. Simunic

54 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Pricing of Audit Services: Theory and Evidence

1980 2.2k citations Dan A. Simunic profile →
Auditing, Consulting, and Auditor Independence

1984 768 citations Dan A. Simunic profile →
The Production of Audit Services: Evidence from a Major Public Accounting Firm

1994 580 citations Dan A. Simunic, Michael T. Stein et al. profile →
Audit pricing, legal liability regimes, and big 4 premiums: Theory and cross-country evidence

2012 395 citations Dan A. Simunic et al. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan A. Simunic Canada	24	6.1k	2.2k	1.3k	690	667	56	6.4k
Linda A. Myers United States	37	6.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	2.1k 1.6×	617 0.9×	865 1.3×	121	6.7k
Zoe‐Vonna Palmrose United States	20	5.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	532 0.8×	757 1.1×	34	5.8k
Susan Scholz United States	24	4.4k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	597 0.9×	554 0.8×	40	4.9k
Karen K. Nelson United States	27	5.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	447 0.6×	908 1.4×	50	5.7k
K. Raghunandan United States	42	8.0k 1.3×	2.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	582 0.9×	98	8.4k
Inder K. Khurana United States	35	5.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	477 0.7×	930 1.4×	105	6.2k
Dhananjay Nanda United States	17	6.2k 1.0×	3.1k 1.4×	2.0k 1.6×	564 0.8×	537 0.8×	37	6.7k
Wayne B. Thomas United States	39	5.2k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	376 0.5×	856 1.3×	122	5.6k
Joseph Weber United States	30	5.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.8×	422 0.6×	865 1.3×	70	6.0k
Peter F. Pope United Kingdom	38	5.1k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	376 0.5×	971 1.5×	132	6.0k

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Hui, Kai Wai, et al.. (2025). Federal judge ideology and the going‐concern reporting incentives of Big 4 and non–Big 4 auditors. Contemporary Accounting Research. 42(2). 1106–1144.

Li, Yue, Dan A. Simunic, & Minlei Ye. (2025). Do auditors consider clients’ compliance with environmental regulations?. Managerial Auditing Journal. 40(6). 689–725.

Simunic, Dan A.. (2024). The Economics of Auditing. 1 indexed citations

Hrazdil, Karel, et al.. (2023). Top executive gender diversity and financial reporting quality. Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics. 19(2). 100363–100363. 10 indexed citations

Simunic, Dan A., et al.. (2022). The value of the PCAOB’s international audit oversight on U.S. listed foreign companies: Evidence from an initial enforcement breakdown. Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics. 19(1). 100349–100349. 1 indexed citations

Ye, Minlei & Dan A. Simunic. (2022). The Impact of PCAOB-Type Regulations on Auditors Under Different Legal Systems. Journal of Accounting Auditing & Finance. 39(2). 364–387. 4 indexed citations

Simunic, Dan A., et al.. (2019). Reconceptualizing Audit Production: the Importance of Capital Investments and Joint Fixed Costs. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yue, Dan A. Simunic, & Minlei Ye. (2017). Do Auditors Care About Clients’ Compliance with Environmental Regulations? Evidence from Environmental Risk and Audit Fees. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Simunic, Dan A., et al.. (2017). Fixed Costs, Audit Production, and Audit Markets: Theory and Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Simunic, Dan A., Minlei Ye, & Ping Zhang. (2016). The Joint Effects of Multiple Legal System Characteristics on Auditing Standards and Auditor Behavior. Contemporary Accounting Research. 34(1). 7–38. 49 indexed citations

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Simunic, Dan A., Minlei Ye, & Ping Zhang. (2013). The Economics of Setting Auditing Standards under Different Legal Regimes: Implications for International Standards on Auditing. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Simunic, Dan A., et al.. (2012). Audit pricing, legal liability regimes, and big 4 premiums: Theory and cross-country evidence. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 395 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sirois, Louis‐Philippe & Dan A. Simunic. (2010). Auditor Size and Audit Quality Revisited: The Importance of Audit Technology. SSRN Electronic Journal. 19 indexed citations

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Simunic, Dan A. & Xi Wu. (2009). China-Related Research in Auditing: A Review and Directions for Future Research. China Journal of Accounting Research. 2(2). 1–25. 51 indexed citations

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Choi, Jong‐Hag, et al.. (2009). Cross-Listing Audit Fee Premiums: Theory and Evidence. The Accounting Review. 84(5). 1429–1463. 232 indexed citations

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Simunic, Dan A., Jeong‐Bon Kim, Michael T. Stein, & Cheong H. Yi. (2007). Voluntary Audit and the Cost of Debt Capital for Privately Held Firms: Korean Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 50 indexed citations

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Simunic, Dan A.. (2005). DISCUSSION OF Twenty-Five Years of Audit Deregulation and Re-Regulation: What Does it Mean for 2005 and Beyond?. Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory. 24(s-1). 111–113. 81 indexed citations

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Clarkson, Peter & Dan A. Simunic. (1994). The association between audit quality, retained ownership, and firm-specific risk in U.S. vs. Canadian IPO markets. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 17(1-2). 207–228. 182 indexed citations

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Simunic, Dan A. & Michael T. Stein. (1986). On the economics of product differentiation in Auditing. 11 indexed citations

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Simunic, Dan A.. (1979). The pricing of financial audit services : theory and evidence. 12 indexed citations

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