Date and Time

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Presenter

Dr. David Hay
(Professor of Auditing at the University of Auckland, New Zealand)

Title

The Role of Big-4 Auditors in Tax Avoidance and Financial Reporting

About the Presenter

Dr. Hay served as Chief Editor of the International Journal of Auditing, a leading international journal in the field of auditing, from 2014 to 2022, and also served as an Editor for Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, a top journal in the field. In 2017, he and his co-authors received the Notable Contribution to the Auditing Literature Award from the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association. He is widely recognized as a researcher who conducted a comprehensive investigation into the determinants of audit fees. He has published over 70 papers, with representative works appearing not only in the two journals he edited but also in internationally highly regarded peer-reviewed journals such as Contemporary Accounting Research, the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, and Accounting and Finance.

Venue

Mid Conference Room (GSBA), Rokko-dai 1st Campus, Building Ⅲ 1F

Language

English

Organized by

KIMAP Research Seminar

Co-Organized by

• Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
• RIEB Seminar
• TJAR Research Workshop

Intended Participants

Professors, Graduate students, Non-university members such as graduates of Kobe University

How to register for this seminar

Please apply from the URL below by Tuesday, November 18th.
https://forms.gle/2sVvqhofYTek4cQFA

Contact

Tomomi Takada (Professor, GSBA, Kobe University)
takada[at]pearl.kobe-u.ac.jp