On the Relation between Financial Reporting Quality and Country Attributes: Research Challenges and Opportunities
79 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2019 Last revised: 28 May 2020
There are 2 versions of this paper
On the Relation between Financial Reporting Quality and Country Attributes: Research Challenges and Opportunities
On the Relation between Financial Reporting Quality and Country Attributes: Research Challenges and Opportunities
Date Written: July 26, 2019
Abstract
We provide new evidence on the co-dependence among the many country attributes previously linked to financial reporting quality. First, we show that the synchronicity of 21 changing country attributes spikes surrounding mandatory IFRS adoption. Thus, while IFRS adoption “explains” increased reporting quality, this finding disappears after including other changing country determinants of reporting quality. Second, a single underlying factor distills the numerous reporting quality measures used in the international literature. Finally, we document that four underlying country factors largely subsume the individual explanatory power of 72 candidate country attributes in explaining reporting quality levels across countries. We conclude with implications and suggestions for future research on international reporting quality.
Keywords: Accounting quality, Co-dependence, Financial reporting, International accounting, IFRS adoption, Country attributes
JEL Classification: F30; G15; K22; M41
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation