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IFRS adoption and firm value: African evidence

Henry Agyei-Boapeah, Michael Machokoto Orcid Logo, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Tunyi Tunyi Abongeh, Samuel Fosu

Accounting Forum, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 238 - 261

Swansea University Author: Tunyi Tunyi Abongeh

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/01559982.2020.1766755

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We examine the impact of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on firm value using a sample of African listed firms selected over the 2000–2015 period. Our results show that the adoption of IFRS positively impacts firm value. We further find that the impact of IFRS adopt...

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ISSN: 0155-9982 1467-6303
Published: Informa UK Limited 2020
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