This study analyzes the impact of IFRS adoption on earnings management in the emerging country which is probably the most important economy in the world that has adopted IFRS mandatorily, Brazil. We examine the distributions of reported earnings in order to find discontinuities around the zero...

This paper expands the IFRS accounting systems' classification proposed by Nobes [(2011). IFRS practices and the persistence of accounting system classification. Abacus, 47(3), 267–283] to a broader set of European countries. The results suggest a classification distinguishing between four...

This paper expands prior IFRS accounting systems' classifications to a broader set of 27 countries where the IFRS adoption is a widespread practice, plus the United States of America (USA). The results suggest a classification distinguishing between three groups of countries, based on the...