This paper investigates whether mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is followed by a decline in firms' sub-optimal investments. On average, we find that the probability of under-investment in capital expenditure declines for firms from 23 countries requiring...

We review recent literature on the role of financial reporting transparency in reducing governance-related agency conflicts among managers, directors, and shareholders, as well as in reducing agency conflicts between shareholders and creditors, and offer researchers some suggested avenues for...