In this section we consider mechanisms by which IFRS adoption could increase the information content of accounting earnings. As discussed in Sections 2 and 3, we examine three mechanisms potentially affected by IFRS adoption, which in turn affect the information content of earnings. The mechanisms are the reporting lag, analyst following, and foreign portfolio investment. We employ a path analysis, which allows us to determine if mandatory IFRS adoption has both direct effects on the information content of earnings, as well as indirect effects via the mechanisms