Audit fee determinants and the large auditor premium in 1900

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-155

  Matthews, Derek ^a   Peel, Michael J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 15244341365     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2003.9729640     Document Type: Article

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