Mandatory IFRS Reporting and Changes in Enforcement
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Mandatory IFRS Reporting and Changes in Enforcement
In recent years, a large number of countries have made reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) mandatory. The capital-market effects of this change have been extensively studied, but their sources are not yet well understood and still heavily debated. This paper presents new evidence that aims to distinguish between several potential explanations for these capital-mar...
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2017160