5.2. Regression results
In order to validate our hypotheses and our univariate findings, we apply logit regression models
for our primary tests to assess the likelihood of adoption of IFRS for SMEs. Our results in Model
2 in Table 6 show that the likelihood of adoption of IFRS for SMEs decreases if countries already
have a local GAAP (NATGAAP), suggesting that transitional costs are relatively high in order to
change the current accounting rules for SMEs; the coefficients of NATGAAP (p , 0.05) as well
as GOVQUALITY (p , 0.01) are negative and statistically significant. In line with our hypotheses,
coefficients of the explanatory variables FULLIFRS application (p , 0.01) for SMEs as
well as LAW (p , 0.1) are positive and statistically significant. Thus, the likelihood of IFRS
adoption increases if countries already require or allow non-publicly accountable entities to
report under full IFRS, and if countries have a common law system. Interestingly, while prior literature
which examined countries’ adoption of full IFRS for consolidated accounts of domestic