kaal:claim:4734750-017

Centralization of the code review industry causes systematic overpricing, because clients will pay nearly any price to obtain the approval stamp of one of the top five audit firms.

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As a result of the centralization of the industry, most code reviews are significantly overpriced. Clients pretty much pay any price to get the stamp of approval from one of the top 5 audit firms.

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Wulf A. Kaal, Code Review DAO (2024), Overpricing, p. 16
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Wulf A. Kaal, Code Review DAO (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4734750

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mechanismsupport: arguedfailure: Stamp of approval premiumfamily: valuation-and-pricing-failuredecentralizationcompliance

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