Several studies show that mandatory IFRS adoption resulted in positive capital market impacts for both investors (higher stock liquidity and lower information asymmetry) and firms (lower cost of equity capital). However, the observed impacts are only mean impacts since the characteristics of...

This study investigates whether the adoption of a single set of accounting standards, such as IFRS, guarantees harmonization of accounting practices within a country and across countries, or whether differences in reporting practices persist because of dissimilarities in reporting habits and...

This study investigates whether the adoption of a single set of accounting standards, such as IASs/IFRSs, guarantees the harmonization of accounting practices within a country and across countries, or whether differences in reporting practices persist because of dissimilarities in reporting...