The impact of IFRS on accounting quality: Evidence from Greece |
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| Authors: | Panagiotis E. Dimitropoulos Dimitrios Asteriou Dimitrios Kousenidis Stergios Leventis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Peloponnese, Department of Sport Management, Orthias Artemidos and Plataion Str., P.C. 23100, Sparta, Greece;2. Hellenic Open University, School of Social Sciences, Bouboulinas 57–59 Str., 26222 Patras, Greece;3. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Economics, University Campus, P.C. 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece;4. International Hellenic University, School of Economics and Business Administration, 14th klm Thessaloniki-Moudania, 57101 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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This paper examines the impact of IFRS adoption on the quality of accounting information within the Greek accounting setting. Using a sample of 101 firms listed in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) for a period of eight years (2001–2008) we find convincing evidence that the implementation of IFRS contributed to less earnings management, more timely loss recognition and greater value relevance of accounting figures, compared to the local accounting standards. Also, our findings document that audit quality further complements the beneficial impact of IFRS since those companies that are audited by Big-5 audit firms exhibit higher levels of accounting quality. Our findings are robust in regard to different model specifications and after controlling for firm-specific effects like size, risk, profitability and growth opportunities. |
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| Keywords: | IFRS Value Relevance Asymmetric Timeliness Earnings Management Greece |
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