From peer review to PCAOB inspections: regulating for audit quality in the U.S
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Keywords
public company accounting oversight board (PCAOB); inspection; peer review; quality assurance; self-regulation; accounting history; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA);All these keywords.
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- M40 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ACC-2017-12-18 (Accounting and Auditing)
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