Professor
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
La Trobe Business SchoolBendigo
BBus MAcc PhD CPA
Accounting
Jane Hamilton’s most significant contributions to research concentrate on the audit services market and auditor specialisation. Her publications include articles in The Accounting Review (2008), Accounting and Finance (2008), and Contemporary Accounting Research (2005). She has presented at international refereed conferences, including the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, the European Accounting Association Annual Congress, and the International Symposium on Audit Research. Her achievements were recognised in 2004 with a prize from the University of Technology, Sydney, School of Accounting, for Outstanding Achievement in Research.
- Behavioural research in management accounting
Cahan, S.F., J. M. Godfrey, J. Hamilton, and D. C. Jeter, (2008) ‘”Auditor Specialization, Auditor Dominance and Audit Fees: The Role of Investment Opportunities”, The Accounting Review, Volume 83, No. 6, pp. 1393-1423. Hamilton, J., Y. Li, and D. Stokes, (2008) “Is the audit services market competitive following Arthur Andersen’s collapse?”, Accounting and Finance, Volume 48, No. 2, pp. 233-258. Godfrey, J.M. and J. Hamilton, (2005) “The impact of R&D intensity on demand for specialist auditor services”, Contemporary Accounting Research, Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 55-93. Hamilton, J. and D. Stokes, (2005) “The Role of Markets: An Economic Approach to Auditing" in Campbell, T and K. Houghton (Eds) Ethics and Auditing (ANU E Press, Canberra), pp.63-83.