<title>ABSTRACT</title> This paper is a response to the exposure draft of proposed amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in March 2006. The objective is to bring to the standard setter's attention research that is relevant to...

<title>Abstract</title> In June 2004 the IASB issued the Discussion Paper ‘Preliminary Views on Accounting Standards for Small and Medium-Sized Entities’. This invited comments on the central question of whether the IASB should develop separate standards for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and...

This paper provides an overview of why, and how, academic research can assist regulators and standard setters in evaluating <italic>ex ante</italic> and <italic>ex post</italic> the effects of standardization and regulation of corporate financial reporting and disclosure. We argue that academic research is a valuable and often...