Benford's law for audit of public works: an analysis of overpricing in Maracanã soccer arena's renovation
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Audit. Public works. Newcomb-Benford's law. Overpricing.;JEL classification:
- C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
- H8 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues
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