Do expert informational intermediaries add value? Evidence from auditors in microcap IPOs

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 681-720

  Weber, Joseph ^b   Willenborg, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041473609     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00120     Document Type: Article

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