Table 1.

Sample selection: Italy sample

Sample for computing auditor expertiseN
Italian non-financial and non-telecommunication companies from
Compustat Global with GICS codes for the period 2005–2013
2,096
Delete observations with missing values necessary to compute auditor expertise−126
Observations for further analysis using market share based on sales1,970
Sample for audit fee analysis 
Number of observations from Panel A1,970
Delete observations with missing values for audit fees and control variables−920
Final sample for audit fees analysis1,050
Sample for audit hours analysis 
Number of observations from Panel A1,970
Delete observations with missing values for audit hours and control variables−847
Final sample for audit hours analysis1,123

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