Accounting Reform: The Costs and Benefits of Marking-to-Market [Archive.org URL]

Accounting is often seen as a veil, a mere detail of measurement that does not affect the economic fundamentals of a firm. However, the intensity of the public debate surrounding accounting reforms in recent years suggests that there may be more at stake than obscure debates on measurement. Currently, attention is focused on the initiative of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to create global accounting standards based on market prices.

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