Audit fee premiums of big eight firms: Evidence from the market for medium-size U.K. auditees

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-72

  Che Ahmad, Ayoib ^a   Houghton, Keith A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0043095206     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1061-9518(96)90015-4     Document Type: Article

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