Joint Significance Test

Nigerian Firms

South African Firms

Chi-Square

(p-value)

Null Hypotheses

Decisions

Chi-Square

(p-value)

Null Hypotheses

Decisions

Pre-IFRS Adoption

0.9032

(0.7080)

Pooled OLS Model is Adequate

The Pooled OLS is adequate

0.8018

(0.8782)

Pooled OLS Model is Adequate

Pooled OLS Model is Adequate

Post-IFRS Adoption

0.6176

(0.9950)

Pooled OLS Model is Adequate

The Pooled OLS is Adequate.

0.9495

(0.5996)

Pooled OLS Model is Adequate

Pooled OLS Model is Adequate