The Adoption of Internationally Recognized Accounting Standards: Implications for the Credit Markets

49 Pages Posted: 25 Jun 2009 Last revised: 22 Sep 2009

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Joanna S. Wu

University of Rochester - Simon Business School

Ivy Zhang

University of California, Riverside

Date Written: June 24, 2009

Abstract

We examine whether the adoption of internationally recognized accounting standards is associated with a greater sensitivity of credit ratings to accounting information. Our results suggest that voluntary adoptions of IFRS/U.S.GAAP come with significant increases in the sensitivity of credit ratings to the accounting default factor. No such evidence is found for mandatory adoptions except in countries with stronger rules of law.

Keywords: Internationally recognized accounting standards, IFRS, credit markets, credit relevance

JEL Classification: M41, M44, M47, G33, K20

Suggested Citation

Wu, Joanna Shuang and Zhang, Ivy, The Adoption of Internationally Recognized Accounting Standards: Implications for the Credit Markets (June 24, 2009). Simon School Working Paper No. FR 09-12, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1425209 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1425209

Joanna Shuang Wu

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Ivy Zhang (Contact Author)

University of California, Riverside ( email )

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