Litigation risk and audit fees: evidence from UK firms cross-listed on US markets

Journal of Accounting and Economics - Tập 33 - Trang 91-115 - 2002
Ananth Seetharaman1, Ferdinand A. Gul2, Stephen G. Lynn2
1John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
2Department of Accountancy, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

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