This study investigates recent reforms in financial reporting enforcement in Germany. The objective of these reforms was to promote a consistent and faithful application of accounting standards. Using a differences-in-differences approach, we find some evidence of a decrease in earnings...

Given voiced concerns with the alleged complexity of IFRS, this paper investigates determinants of material errors in IFRS financial statements. For a matched sample of firms censured by the German DPR/BaFin enforcement mechanism for producing erroneous IFRS financial statements, we investigate...

Diese Arbeit untersucht die Rolle des Enforcements der Rechnungslegung bei der Entscheidungsfindung von Abschlusserstellern und -prüfern. Enforcement-Mechanismen sind staatliche oder private Institutionen, die befugt sind, geprüfte Abschlüsse börsennotierter Unternehmen einer weiteren...

This paper discusses empirical evidence on the economic consequences of mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the European Union (EU) and provides suggestions on how future research can add to our understanding of these effects. Based on the explicitly...

This paper discusses empirical evidence on the economic consequences of mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the European Union (EU) and provides suggestions on how future research can add to our understanding of these effects. Based on the explicitly...

This paper discusses empirical evidence on the economic consequences of mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the European Union (EU) and provides suggestions on how future research can add to our understanding of these effects. Based on the explicitly...

Based on four empirical studies, this thesis investigates the interrelation of corporate governance, information intermediation, and earnings management. First, the thesis complements the discussion initiated by the European Securities and Market Authorities about the role of proxy advisors at...

Die vorliegende Arbeit erforscht Informationsvorteile durch aktuelle Rechnungslegungsregulierung für gelistete Unternehmen anhand dreier Studien. Aus einer breiteren Marktperspektive leistet die Arbeit einen Beitrag zur Erforschung von Informationsvorteilen aus der Einführung eines...