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China audit research: Achievements, challenges, and opportunities 中国审计研究：成就、挑战与机遇

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2022.106962

Jeffrey Pittman , Zhifeng Yang

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Why bigger is not stronger? A perspective on auditor groups and audit quality 为什么更大不更强？审计群体与审计质量

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2023.107099

Shengnan Li , Feng Liu , Fan Ye , Michael D. Yu

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Auditors’ hometown ties and audit quality 审核员的家乡联系与审核质量

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2023.107137

Yingwen Deng , Ziyi Zhang , Yunjing Liu

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Short-sale constraints and firm investment efficiency: Evidence from a natural experiment 卖空约束与企业投资效率:来自自然实验的证据

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2023.107149

Zhihong Chen , Siwen Fu , Ke Wang

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Chinese auditor inspection access challenges: The market’s response to integrated US regulatory and legislative action 中国审计师检查准入的挑战:市场对美国监管和立法行动的反应

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2023.107110

Lacey Donley , Joseph Legoria , Kenneth J. Reichelt , Stephanie Walton

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Political grammars of justification and cost-benefit analysis in SEC rulemaking 证交会规则制定中的正当性政治语法与成本效益分析

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2023.107148

Lisa Baudot , Dana Wallace

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Partner-Level internal control opinion shopping and its economic consequences: Evidence from “SOX 404” in an emerging market 合伙人层面的内部控制意见购买及其经济后果:来自新兴市场“SOX 404”的证据

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2022.107056

Yingwen Guo , Yingjie Guo , Phyllis Lai Lan Mo , Xu Zhang

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Auditors’ sensitivity to business risk under business risk auditing 商业风险审计中审计师对商业风险的敏感性

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2023.107113

Huihui Shen , Liansheng Wu , Jason Zezhong Xiao

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Local happiness and corporate financial misconduct: Does happiness reduce organizational opportunistic behavior? 地方幸福感与企业财务不当行为:幸福感会减少组织机会主义行为吗?

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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2023.107157

Feiyang Cheng , Jing Liao , Xutang Liu , Ahmet Sensoy , Shouyu Yao

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Editorial for the special issue on auditing and public policy in China 《中国审计与公共政策》特刊社论