The findings of Pae et al (2008) also seem clear enough: positive market reactions indicate that mandatory IFRS adoption is expected to increase transparency and reduce appropriation risks in certain categories of firm where these are of particular concern. These results raise a question about Christensen et al (2007), which is based on the assumption that firms for which there will be net benefits from IFRS adoption are more likely to be voluntary adopters. Pae et al (2008), like a number of other papers referred to in this report, remind us that there are conflicts of interest within firms, and that firms whose share price may benefit from increased transparency may have reasons for preferring to avoid it. The assumptions in Christensen et al (2007) may still be valid for most firms.