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A web of intercorrelations: culture, financial reporting and social output

Bogdan Dima and Stefana Maria Cristea

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: In the context of a growing literature on the connection between cultural variables and accounting regulations, the general objective of the paper is to provide a theoretical framework and empirical evidence on the recent trends in financial reporting and on their impact on the dynamics of the social output. Thus, the specific objectives are: 1) to provide an operational definition of culture; 2) to advance a model of the interactions between culture, design of accounting regulations and the economic growth; 3) to test some of these interactions at the European based on an empirical pool data model. The dependent variable are: a dummy aiming to capture the specificity of the IFRSs endorsement in EU; the average real GDP rates of growth; and the explanatory variables which are represented by the cultural descriptors derived from World Values Survey questions. The main results of the paper consist in the following theses: the culture is relevant for the national characteristics of IFRSs implementation in European Union; and the accounting framework matters for the outcomes of social decisions.

Keywords: Accounting harmonization; culture; financial reporting; social output; world values survey; IFRSs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 M40 M49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-04-12
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