Accounting Standards Harmonization and Financial Integration

被引:13
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作者
Dhaliwal, Dan [1 ]
He, Wen [2 ]
Li, Yan [3 ]
Pereira, Raynolde [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
[2] Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[3] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[4] Univ Missouri, Columbia, MO USA
关键词
MANDATORY IFRS ADOPTION; REPORTING STANDARDS; MILD SEGMENTATION; EUROPEAN-UNION; PRICE DELAY; HOME BIAS; IMPROVE; IMPACT; COST; LIBERALIZATION;
D O I
10.1111/1911-3846.12495
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
We empirically examine whether adopting a uniform set of accounting standards mitigates information frictions in financial markets and facilitates market integration. Using a difference-in-difference design, we find that after the mandatory adoption of IFRS local stock returns incorporate more global information and at a faster speed. The effect of IFRS adoption is stronger in countries where there are larger improvements in accounting comparability and for firms with a larger increase in foreign ownership. Overall, our results suggest that accounting standards harmonization facilitates financial market integration.
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页码:2437 / 2466
页数:30
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