Authors:

  • Karthik Ramanna

Excerpt

Network Effects in Countries' Adoption of IFRS. Karthik Ramanna, August 22, 2013, Paper. "If the differences in accounting standards across countries reflect relatively stable institutional differences (e.g., auditing technology, the rule of law, etc.), why did several countries rapidly, albeit in a staggered manner, adopt IFRS over local standards in the 2003–2008 period? We test the hypothesis that perceived network benefits from the extant worldwide adoption of IFRS can explain part of countries’ shift away from local accounting standards. That is, as more jurisdictions with economic ties to a given country adopt IFRS..." Link verified August 21, 2014