Do Client Characteristics Really Drive the Big N Audit Quality Effect? New Evidence from Propensity Score Matching

Mark DeFond
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Mark DeFond
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Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089
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David H. Erkens
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Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089
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Jieying Zhang
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University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080
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Mark DeFond

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Mark DeFond

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Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089

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David H. Erkens

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Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089

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Jieying Zhang

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University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080

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Published Online:7 Sep 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2528

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