A review of the IFRS adoption literature

ET De George, X Li, L Shivakumar - Review of accounting studies, 2016 - Springer
This paper reviews the literature on the effects of International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) adoption. It aims to provide a cohesive picture of empirical archival …

Intended and unintended consequences of mandatory IFRS adoption: A review of extant evidence and suggestions for future research

U Brüggemann, JM Hitz, T Sellhorn - European accounting review, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper discusses empirical evidence on the economic consequences of mandatory
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption in the European Union (EU) …

Does mandatory IFRS adoption improve information comparability?

RWY Yip, D Young - The accounting review, 2012 - publications.aaahq.org
This study examines whether the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) in the European Union significantly improves information comparability in …

Mandatory IFRS adoption and financial statement comparability

F Brochet, AD Jagolinzer… - Contemporary Accounting …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines whether mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) leads to capital market benefits through enhanced financial statement …

Does mandatory IFRS adoption improve the information environment?

J Horton, G Serafeim, I Serafeim - Contemporary accounting …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
More than 120 countries require or permit the use of International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) by publicly listed companies on the basis of higher information quality and …

How much does IFRS cost? IFRS adoption and audit fees

ET De George, CB Ferguson… - The accounting …, 2013 - publications.aaahq.org
This study provides evidence of a directly observable and significant cost of International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption, by examining the fees incurred by firms for …

The impact of IFRS on accounting quality in a regulated market: An empirical study of China

C Liu, LJ Yao, N Hu, L Liu - Journal of Accounting, Auditing & …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
As more countries consider the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) that are based on practices prevalent in the English-speaking countries with free …

International Financial Reporting Standards: what are the benefits?

P Brown - Accounting and business research, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
When countries have announced plans to adopt IFRS in lieu of the standards that had
applied previously, they have referred to a number of benefits, mostly to do with equity …

The impact of IFRS adoption on the value relevance of book value and earnings

P Clarkson, JD Hanna, GD Richardson… - Journal of Contemporary …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate the impact of IFRS adoption in Europe and Australia on the
relevance of book value and earnings for equity valuation. Using a sample of 3488 firms that …

What drives the comparability effect of mandatory IFRS adoption?

S Cascino, J Gassen - Review of Accounting Studies, 2015 - Springer
We investigate the effects of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
adoption on the comparability of financial accounting information. Using a set of alternative …