This chapter analyzes the role of financial accounting in the German financial system. It starts from the common … perception that German accounting is rather 'uninformative'. This characterization is appropriate from the perspective of an arm … perspective is adopted. The German accounting system exhibits several arrangements that privately communicate information to …

The use of evidence and economic analysis in policymaking is on the rise, and accounting standard setting and financial … regulation are no exception. This article discusses the promise of evidence-based policymaking in accounting and financial …

question, we analyze European Union (EU) initiatives that harmonized accounting and auditing standards. Regulatory … harmonization should reduce economic mobility barriers, essentially making it easier for accounting professionals to move across … countries. Our research design compares the cross-border migration of accounting professionals relative to tightly-matched other …

Armstrong et al. (2022) review the empirical methods used in the accounting literature to draw causal inferences. They … as the use of these methods in the accounting literature. In this discussion, I complement their review by broadening the … perspective. I argue for a design-based approach to accounting research that shifts attention from methods to the entire research …