The Economic Consequences of Audit Firms’ Quality Control System Deficiencies

Daniel Aobdia
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Daniel Aobdia
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7082-760X
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Daniel Aobdia

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Daniel Aobdia

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7082-760X

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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Published Online:5 Aug 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3301

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Received:July 18, 2017
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Published Online:August 05, 2019

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