Auditor attributes and their association with audit fees in Australia: an empirical study

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Auditor attributes and their association with audit fees in Australia: an empirical study

This study investigates the existence of cartel pricing and anticompetitive behavior by the Big4 international providers of auditing services (resulting from the halving in the number of such providers from the Big8 to Big4). Increased audit market concentration, both globally and in Australia, toge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Singh, Harjinder
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2010
Subjects:	audit marketplace anticompetitive behavior cartel pricing audit fees Big4 auditor attributes
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1112

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