The cross-country comparability of IFRS earnings and book values: Evidence from France and Germany

Journal of International Accounting Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 155-184

  Liao, Qing ^a   Sellhorn, Thorsten ^b   Skaife, Hollis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparability; IFRS; International financial reporting; Valuation usefulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859124693     PISSN: 15426297     EISSN: 15588025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jiar-10215     Document Type: Article

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