Heterogeneity in earnings quality between different classes of companies after IFRS adoption: evidence from Brazil

ABSTRACT This paper aims to investigate the existence of heterogeneity in earnings quality between different classes of companies after the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IFRS adoption is generally associated with an increase in the quality of financial statement...

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Main Authors: Roberto Black, Sílvio Hiroshi Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista Contabilidade & Finanças
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-70772017000100113&lng=en&tlng=en