Auditor quality, signalling, and the valuation of initial public offerings

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 145-165

  Firth, Michael ^a   Liau Tan, Ghee Keng ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 0347537605     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00181     Document Type: Article

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