This study investigates the differences in earnings quality of Malaysian companies after the adoption of IFRS-based accounting standards named FRS. We hypothesize that under the new set of accounting standards, the quality of earnings reported by these companies is relatively higher. We measure...

This study examines the effects of secrecy and mandatory IFRS adoption on earnings quality proxied by signed abnormal accruals and earnings conservatism. Using 19,324 firm-years from 14 countries over the period 1998-2011, we find that firms in a high secrecy country tend to report higher...

This study examines the effect of mandatory IFRS adoption on earnings quality in countries which exhibit high financial secrecy. Earnings quality is proxied by signed abnormal accruals and earnings conservatism. Using 19,324 firm-years from 14 countries over the period 1998-2011, we find that...

This study examines the effect of mandatory IFRS adoption on earnings quality in countries which exhibit high financial secrecy. Earnings quality is proxied by signed abnormal accruals and earnings conservatism. Using 19,324 firm-years from 14 countries over the period 1998-2011, we find that...

A large number of empirical studies have addressed the effects of adoption of IFRS, but the results have been mixed. We use a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies with 1,259 effect sizes to determine the impact of adoption of IFRS on financial reporting comparability, market liquidity, cost of...

An extensive number of empirical studies have been devoted to the adoption of IFRS but the results have been inconclusive. We use a meta-analysis of 42 empirical studies with 68 independent samples to determine whether IFRS adoption has impacted on financial reporting comparability, market...