The Impact of Audit Quality on Earnings Management: An Experimental Study with Evidence from IPO

Subject Areas : Financial Accounting

Maryam Akbaryan Fard ¹ , Hamidreza Vakilifard ² , Hashem Nikoumaram ³

1 - Tehran Sciences and Researches Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Management, Tehran Sciences and Researches Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Accounting Department, Tehran Sciences and Researches Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2019-01-01 Accepted : 2019-02-25 Published : 2020-07-01

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