This paper analyzes the capitalization of Research & Development (R&D) expenditures under IFRS. Discretionary R&D capitalization can be exercised by managers to signal private information on future economic benefits to the market. It can, however, also serve as opportunistic earnings management....

Die freiwillige Publizität sogenannter Alternativer Performance Kennzahlen (APKs) wird fortlaufend kontrovers diskutiert. Gegenstand der Diskussion ist der mögliche Missbrauch von APKs aufgrund der Tatsache, dass diese relativ zu den nach gängigen Rechnungslegungsvorschriften (GAAP) fest...

This paper studies the impact of tightening accounting standards on an impatient manager's long-term investment decisions under earnings based performance evaluation. We analyze how the manager's possibility to influence current earnings will affect his investment decision-making. We examine a...

Using variation in book-tax conformity across EU countries, we provide new evidence on whether mandatory IFRS adoption leads to increases in earnings quality. Specifically, we examine if the relation between earnings quality and IFRS adoption differs among firms in countries with and without a...