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- Accounting choice in measurement and comparability: an examination of the effect of the fair value optionPublication . Fontes, Joana C.; Panaretou, Argyro; Shakespeare, CatherineThe choice between historical cost and fair value measurement is one of the most debated issues among accounting academics and practitioners. We use the election of the fair value option (FVO) to study the effects of entities’ measurement choices on accounting comparability. The FVO enables entities to use different measurement bases for similar assets and liabilities, raising questions about whether the FVO compromises or enhances comparability. Using a sample of US banks, we find that FVO elections increase comparability both across FVO electing banks and between FVO electing banks and banks that never elect the FVO but only if the FVO elections comply with the intent of the standard setters to remedy accounting mismatches. Overall our results suggest that banks elect the FVO to better present their economics, yielding higher comparability.
- The effect of IFRS 9 on comparabilityPublication . Cardoso Fontes, Joana; Panaretou, Argyro; Shakespeare, CatherineThis study examines the impact of IFRS 9 adoption on accounting comparability in the banking industry. Our findings indicate that overall the adoption of IFRS 9 is associated with a decrease in accounting comparability. The adoption of the expected credit loss model is identified as the primary driver of reduced comparability, while we provide some evidence that IFRS 9 classification and measurement framework and IFRS 9 hedge accounting rules are associated with an increase in comparability. Although we document a decline in comparability during our sample period, we do not draw conclusions on the long-term impact of the expected credit loss model on comparability or its effect on the informativeness of accounting numbers.