5. Findings from the linear model
In this section, I discuss findings from the linear model. Tables 8 shows results from regression (1),
while Table 9 reports results from regression (2). In order to evaluate the incremental value relevance
of separate financial statements under the two accounting standard sets unconditionally, regression (1)
is performed separately for Italian GAAP and IFRS numbers. I also estimate a consolidated data-only
version of regression (1), which allows me to assess the effect of adding separate financial statement
numbers on the value relevance of accounting numbers. The statistical significance of the difference in
between the model with consolidated data-only and the full model is tested with an F-test for nested
models.