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Audit Quality, Legal Systems, Investment Opportunity Set and Ownership Structure: Evidence From United States, France and Germany



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Sana Masmoudi Mardessi, Abdelfettah Bouri

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DOI:10.17265/1537-1506/2011.04.003

University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

This paper investigates the determinants of audit quality of three countries especially the United States,FranceandGermanybelonging to three different legal systems. These determinants concern the legal system of country, investment opportunity set and ownership structure which have influence of audit quality. Empirical results show, initially, that specificities of legal system are positively associated with audit quality appreciated by size of audit firm. Then, the results reveal that investment opportunity set influences partially size of audit firm. Finally, ownership structure influences negatively the search for a high audit quality.

audit quality, legal systems, investment opportunity set, ownership structure