An Analysis of the Effect of Mandatory Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on Earnings Management in U.K Firms

In this paper, I investigate whether the mandatory IFRS adoption can reduce the earnings management in UK firms. The results of all three different methods suggest that earnings management has reduced after the mandatory adoption of IFRS in UK firms. The conclusion highlights the importance of a rel...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: HU, QING
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36258/