Auditor mergers, audit quality and audit fees: Evidence from the PricewaterhouseCoopers merger in the UK

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-85

  Ding, Rong ^a   Jia, Yuping ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 84855572722     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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