Joint Effect of Investor Protection and Securities Regulations on Audit Fees

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-270

  Jaggi, Bikki ^a   Low, Pek Yee ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Audit fees; Investor protection; Securities regulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052393676     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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