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  • 26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26

113-089 In late 2012, IASB chair Hans Hoogervorst, just over a year into his term, must address several serious geopolitical challenges that can derail IFRS growth. The SEC has issued a report outlining why the U.S. should not adopt IFRS.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

out-of-sample firms. We consider and reject several alternative explanations of our findings. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-107.pdf The International Politics of IFRS Harmonization Author:Karthik Ramanna Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2009
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Reporting Standards (IFRS) when others do not? In this working paper, Assistant Professor Karthik Ramanna and MIT Sloan School of Management’s Ewa Sletten examine variations in the decision to adopt the IFRS standards in over 100 non-EU... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

non-performing loans and an increase in interest rate spreads, suggesting that foreign concerns bought domestic banks that had been making loans with low interest rates to parties that had a low probability of repayment.   Working PapersThe International Politics of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-032.pdf Network Effects in Countries' Adoption of IFRS Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Ewa Sletten Abstract If a country's accounting standards represent a political-economic equilibrium, why is that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

changed the accounting standards of various country-pairs, we examine how two sources of changes in accounting distance-(i) change due to IFRS adoption of the investee and (ii) change due to IFRS adoption in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 30

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-006.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsKanebo Ltd. (A) David F.Hawkins, Suraj Srinivasan, Akiko Kanno, and Lizzie GomezHarvard Business School Case 111-037 Speculation as to how Japanese companies might implement View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

Review Network Effects in Countries' Adoption of IFRS By: Ramanna, Karthik, and Ewa Sletten Abstract—If the differences in accounting standards across countries reflect relatively stable institutional differences (e.g., auditing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

the paper: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042673 Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors: Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Publication: Contemporary Accounting Research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors:Francois Brochet, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines whether mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) leads to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-029.pdf Does Mandatory IFRS Adoption Improve the Information Environment? Authors:Joanne Horton, George Serafeim, and Ioanna Serafeim Abstract We examine the effect of mandatory International... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 2, 2010

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711415-PDF-ENG Retiree Pension and Health Benefits David F. HawkinsHarvard Business School Note 111-033 Note on accounting for retiree pension and health benefits under IFRS and U.S. GAAP.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 20

IFRS in China Karthik Ramanna, G.A. Donovan, and Nancy DaiHarvard Business School Case 110-037 In 2005, China announced plans to "converge with," but not completely adopt, IFRS. China also began to lobby for changes to specific... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 24

firms' hierarchies. Our findings have important implications for studying innovation in the knowledge-based economy. Does Mandatory IFRS Adoption Improve the Information Environment? Authors:Joanne Horton, George Serafeim, and Ioanna... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 24

Canadian regulators' decision to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Canadian decision in 2005 to adopt IFRS is particularly interesting because Canada had well-developed domestic accounting standards and because... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20

Publications Market Reaction to and Valuation of IFRS Reconciliation Adjustments: First Evidence from the UK Authors: Joanne Horton and George Serafeim Publication: Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2016
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March 1, 2016

U.S. GAAP and IFRS for every topic covered in the book. For a preview of the book, please see: www.createspace.com/Preview/1186020. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50689 Infrastructure, Incentives and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 5

procedures show that results are robust to omitting any individual standard setter. Publisher's Link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1617398 The Question of IFRS Adoption: A Very Long Engagement Author:Karthik Ramanna... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 1

the right FX risk mitigation strategy. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111050-PDF-ENG Oriflame S.A. (B) David F. Hawkins, Karol MisztalHarvard Business School Supplement 111-051 Exercise for recording derivative hedging transactions,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30

under lAS 41 for a European-listed agricultural firm. Students identify the firm's core operations, distinguishing the IFRS treatment for three distinct assets: land, agricultural assets that reside on the land, and inventory harvested... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne