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Are Assurance Services Provided by Auditors on Initial Public Offerings Influenced by Market Conditions?*

2009; Wiley; Volume: 26; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1506/car.26.2.6

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Paul A. Copley, Edward B. Douthett,

Financial Markets and Investment Strategies

Contemporary Accounting ResearchVolume 26, Issue 2 p. 453-476 Are Assurance Services Provided by Auditors on Initial Public Offerings Influenced by Market Conditions?* Paul A. Copley, Paul A. Copley James Madison UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorEdward B. Douthett Jr., Edward B. Douthett Jr. George Mason UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Paul A. Copley, Paul A. Copley James Madison UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorEdward B. Douthett Jr., Edward B. Douthett Jr. George Mason UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 18 January 2010 https://doi.org/10.1506/car.26.2.6Citations: 5 * Accepted by Michael Willenborg. We gratefully acknowledge the comments from the associate editor and two anonymous referees. We are also indebted to Phil Buchanan, Keith Jones, Tim Louwers, Linda Parsons, Kumar Visvanathan, and participants at the annual conference for Research at Mason in Entrepreneurship for comments on earlier drafts of this manuscript. We are also thankful for financial support provided by the Center for Entrepreneurship, James Madison University, and the Accounting Excellence Fund, George Mason University. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Allen, F., and G. Faulhaber. 1989. Signaling by underpricing in the IPO market. 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