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Ball R. and Shivakumar L. (2005), Earnings Quality in UK Private Firms: Comparative Loss Recognition Timeliness, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 39(1), pp. 83-128.

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Balsam S., Krishnan J. and Yang J.S. (2003). Auditor Industry Specialization and Earnings Quality, Auditing, 22(2), pp. 71-97.

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Becker C.L., DeFond M.L., Jiambalvo J. and Subramanyam K.R. (1998), The Effect of Audit Quality on Earnings Management, Contemporary Accounting Research, 15(1), pp. 1-24.

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Blanco-Mazagatos V., De Quevedo-Puente E. and Castrillo L.A. (2007), The Trade-Off Between Financial Resources and Agency Costs in the Family Business: An Exploratory Study, Family Business Review, 20(3), pp. 199-213.

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Blackwell D.W., Noland T.R. and Winters D.B. (1998), The Value of Auditor Assurance: Evidence from Loan Pricing, Journal of Accounting Research, 36(1), Spring, pp. 57-70.

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DeAngelo L.E. (1981), Auditor Size and Audit Quality, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 3(3), pp. 183-199.

https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-4101(81)90002-1

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Feroz E.H., Park K. and Pastena V.S. (1991), Discussion of The Financial and Market Effects of the SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases, Journal of Accounting Research, 29, pp. 107-142.

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Francis J.R. (1984), The Effect of Audit Firm Size on Audit Prices, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 6(2), pp. 133-151.

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Francis J.R. and Wilson E.R. (1988), Auditor Changes: A Joint Test of Theory Relating to Agency Costs and Auditor Differentiation, Accounting Review, 63(4), pp. 663-682.

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Francis J.R. and Krishnan J. (1999), Accounting Accruals and Auditor Reporting Conservatism, Contemporary Accounting Research, 16(1), pp. 135-165.

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Francis J.R., Richard C. and Vanstraelen A. (2009), Assessing France’s Joint Audit Requirement: Are Two Heads Better than One?, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 28(2), pp. 35-63.

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Francis J.R., Maydew E.L. and Sparks H.C. (1999), The Role of Big 6 Auditors in the Credible Reporting of Accruals, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 18(2), pp. 17-34.

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Francis J.R., Khurana I.K. and Pereira R. (2005), Disclosure Incentives and Effects on Cost of Capital around the World, The Accounting Review, 80(4), pp. 1125-1162.

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Gaver J.J. and Paterson J.S. (2001), The Association between External Monitoring and Earnings Management in the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry, Journal of Accounting Research, 39(2), pp. 269-282.

https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.00012

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Geiger M.A. and Rama D.V. (2006), Audit Fees, Nonaudit Fees, and Auditor Reporting on Stressed Companies, Auditing, 22(2), pp. 53-69.

https://doi.org/10.2308/aud.2003.22.2.53

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Gerayli M.S., Yanesari A.M. and Ma’atoofi A.R. (2011), Impact of Audit Quality on Earnings Management: Evidence from Iran, International Research Journal of Finance & Economics, 66, pp. 77-84.

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Ghosh A. and Moon D. (2005), Auditor Tenure and Perceptions of Audit Quality, The Accounting Review, 80(2), pp. 585-612.

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Gomez-Meija L.R. and Nunez-Nickel M. (2001), The Role of Family Ties in Agency Contracts, The Academy of Management Journal, 44(1), pp. 81-95.

https://doi.org/10.2307/3069338

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Guedami O. and Pittman J. (2008), The importance of IRS monitoring to debt pricing in private firms, Journal of Financial Economics, 90, pp. 38-58.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2007.12.002

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Gul F.A., Zhou G.S. and Zhu X.K. (2013), Investor Protection, Firm Informational Problems, Big N Auditors, and Cost of Debt around the World, Auditing, 32(3), pp. 1-30.

https://doi.org/10.2308/ajpt-50462

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Hope O.K., Langli J.C. and Thomas W.B. (2012), Agency Conflicts and Auditing in Private Firms, Accounting, Organizations and Society, 37(7), pp. 500-517.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2012.06.002

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https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-405X(76)90026-X

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Karjalainen J. (2011), Audit Quality and Cost of Debt Capital for Private Firms: Evidence from Finland, International Journal of Auditing, 15(1), pp. 88-108.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-1123.2010.00424.x

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Khurana I.K. and Raman K.K. (2004), Litigation Risk and the Financial Reporting Credibility of Big 4 versus Non-Big 4 Audits: Evidence from Anglo-American Countries, The Accounting Review, 79(2), pp. 473-495.

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Kim J.B., Simunic D.A., Stein M.T. and Yi C.H. (2011), Voluntary Audits and the Cost of Debt Capital for Privately Held Firms: Korean Evidence, Contemporary Accounting Research, 28(2), pp. 585-615.

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Kim J.-B., Chung R. and Firth M. (2003), Auditor Conservatism, Asymmetric Monitoring, and Earnings Management, Contemporary Accounting Research, 20(2), pp. 323-359.

https://doi.org/10.1506/J29K-MRUA-0APP-YJ6V

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Lennox C. (2005), Audit Quality and Executive Officers’ Affiliations with CPA Firms, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 39(2), pp. 201-231.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2003.12.002

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Li C., Xie Y. and Zhou J. (2010), National Level, City Level Auditor Industry Specialization and Cost of Debt, Accounting Horizons, 24(3), pp. 395-417.

https://doi.org/10.2308/acch.2010.24.3.395

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Mansi S.A., Maxwell W.F. and Miller D.P. (2004), Does Auditor Quality and Tenure Matter to Investors? Evidence from the Bond Market, Journal of Accounting Research, 42(4), pp. 755-793.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-679X.2004.00156.x

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Melis A. (2004), On The Role Of The Board Of Statutory Auditors In Italian Listed Companies, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 12(1), pp. 74-84.

Unstructured Citation

Moizer P. (1997), Auditor Reputation: The International Empirical Evidence, International Journal of Auditing, 1(1), p. 61.

https://doi.org/10.1111/1099-1123.00013

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Nelson M.W., Elliott J.A. and Tarpley R.L. (2002), Evidence from Auditors about Managers’ and Auditors’ Earnings Management Decisions, Accounting Review, 77 (Supplement), pp. 175-202.

https://doi.org/10.2308/accr.2002.77.s-1.175

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Niskanen M., Karjalainen J. and Niskanen J. (2011), Demand for Audit Quality in Private Firms: Evidence on Ownership Effects, International Journal of Auditing, 15(1), pp. 43-65.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-1123.2010.00422.x

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Palmrose Z.-V. (1986), Audit Fees and Auditor Size: Further Evidence, Journal of Accounting Research, 24(1), pp. 97-110.

https://doi.org/10.2307/2490806

Unstructured Citation

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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.2010.01001.x

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Pittman J.A. and Fortin S. (2004), Auditor Choice and the Cost of Debt Capital for Newly Public Firms, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 37(1), pp. 113-136.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2003.06.005

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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8683.2011.00856.x

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Reichelt K.J. and Wang D. (2010), National and Office-Specific Measures of Auditor Industry Expertise and Effects on Audit Quality, Journal of Accounting Research, 48(3), pp. 647-686.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-679X.2009.00363.x

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Rizzotti D. and Greco A.M. (2013), Determinants of Board of Statutory Auditor and Internal Control Committee Diligence: A Comparison between Audit Committee and the Corresponding Italian Committees, International Journal of Accounting, 48(1), pp. 84-110.

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Schulze W.S., Lubatkin M., Dino R.N. and Buchholtz A.K. (2001), Agency Relationships in Family Firms: Theory and Evidence, Organization Science, 12(2), pp. 99-116.

https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.12.2.99.10114

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Simunic D. and Stein M. (1987), Product Differentiation in Auditing: Audit Firm Choice in the Market for Unseasoned New Issues. The Canadian Certified General Accountants Research Foundation.

Unstructured Citation

Teoh S.H. and Wong T.J. (1993), Perceived Auditor Quality and the Earnings Response Coefficient, The Accounting Review, 68(2), pp. 346-366.

Unstructured Citation

Vander Bauwhede H. and Willekens M. (2004), Evidence on (the Lack Of) Audit-Quality Differentiation in the Private Client Segment of the Belgian Audit Market, European Accounting Review, 13(3), pp. 501-522.

https://doi.org/10.1080/0963818042000237106

Unstructured Citation

Weber J. and Willenborg M. (2003), Do Expert Informational Intermediaries Add Value? Evidence from Auditors in Microcap IPOs, Journal of Accounting Research, 41(4), pp. 681-720.

https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.00120

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Willenborg M. (1999). Empirical Analysis of the Economic Demand for Auditing in the Initial Public Offering Market, Journal of Accounting Research, 37: 225-238.

https://doi.org/10.2307/2491405