Credit Risk and IFRS: The Case of Credit Default Swaps
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
This study compares the pricing of credit risk information conveyed by accounting numbers under IFRS relative to local GAAP. We measure the price of credit risk by CDS spreads and focus on three fundamental accounting metrics that inform about credit risk: earnings, leverage and book value equity. Using a difference in differences methodology, we find that while earnings, book value and, to a lesser extent, leverage are significant determinants of credit risk pricing both prior to and after IFRS adoption, the adoption of IFRS did not change the credit risk informativeness of these accounting variables as reflected in CDS spreads. This conclusion is robust to controlling for institutional differences among countries as well as a battery of sensitivity analyses.
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Credit Default Swaps, Credit Risk, IFRS
Disciplines
Accounting | Business
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