Does high-quality auditing decrease the use of collateral? Analysis from the perspective of lenders’ self-protection

We examine the association between audit quality and the use of collateral in a sample of Chinese firms from 2005 to 2011. Using the full sample, we document a negative relationship between audit quality and the use of collateral that is consistent with lenders’ interests. We also show that audit qu...

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Main Author: Yang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:China Journal of Accounting Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755309114000239