Purpose – This study aims to test empirically the validity of the accounting valuation model that is based on earnings and book values for loss-reporting firms under a conservative accounting regime. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical tests are performed by employing returns models...

This study examines the association between annual stock returns of firms listed on the Athens Stock Exchange and the tax benefits of mandated fixed assets revaluations that occurred in the years 1982, 1988 and 1992. A significant association is found for the revaluations that occurred in 1992...

The purpose of this paper is to present a study of the evolution of accounting regulation within one country in the context of that country's historical development, the origins and motivations of the legal system and the state, and the subsequent outcomes in terms of accounting rules and...

This study examined empirically the value relevance of, first, the total reported consolidated accounting earnings and, secondly, the earnings of the subsidiaries attributed to the parent company, under a cost of acquisition regime, via an association study. Various alternative models were...

This study examines the association between stock prices and tax credits for new investment, which appear in the balance sheet as a tax-free reserve. A number of valuation models were developed for companies listed on the Athens Stock Exchange during the period 1990-4. The empirical findings...

We investigate the relation between share prices and the proportion of equity held by institutional investors for a sample of 52 companies quoted on the Athens Stock Exchange over the period from 1991 to 1996. We differ from earlier studies in as much as use is made of a) an explicit share...

There is an ongoing debate concerning the efficacy of mandating high-quality accounting standards in unfavorable economies with inadequate institutional infrastructures. Greece provides us with an example of an unfavorable jurisdiction for enforcement of International Financial Reporting...

We investigate whether the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Greece affected tax-induced incentives for financial earnings management. Prior to the implementation of IFRS, there were powerful incentives for firms facing higher tax pressure to restrict (exacerbate)...