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 …

This paper examines the economic consequences of mandatory IFRS reporting around the world. We analyze the effects on … market liquidity, cost of capital and Tobin's q in 26 countries using a large sample of firms that are mandated to adopt IFRS …. We find that, on average, market liquidity increases around the time of the introduction of IFRS. We also document a …

This paper examines the economic consequences of mandatory IFRS reporting around the world. We analyze the effects on … market liquidity, cost of capital and Tobin's q in 26 countries using a large sample of firms that are mandated to adopt IFRS …. We find that, on average, market liquidity increases around the time of the introduction of IFRS. We also document a …

In recent years, reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) became mandatory in many countries …, across all countries, mandatory IFRS reporting had little impact on liquidity. The liquidity effects around IFRS introduction … reporting enforcement. There is little evidence of liquidity benefits in IFRS countries without substantive enforcement changes …