Based on a sample of 3,207 firm-year observations for the years 2005 to 2013, we investigate how stock-listed companies in France, Germany and the United Kingdom use two discretionary choices in their accounting for defined benefit pension plans under International Accounting Standard 19...

This study examines whether application of IFRS by non-US firms results in accounting amounts comparable to those resulting from application of US GAAP by US firms. IFRS firms have greater accounting system and value relevance comparability with US firms when IFRS firms apply IFRS than when they...