“…These factors include legal origin (e.g., Zehri & Chouaibi, 2013;Dimaa et al, 2013;Khurana & Michas, 2011), political stability index (Hoque et al, 2011;Riahi & Khoufi, 2017;Pricope, 2015;Zaidi & Huerta, 2014), control of corruption index (Cai et al, 2014;Houqe & Monem, 2016), Hofstede's cultural dimensions (Lasmin, 2012;Neidermeyer et al 2012;Cardona et al, 2014;Machado & Nakao, 2014;Clements et al, 2010), educational attainment (Zehria & Chouaibi, 2013Lasmin, 2011a;Judge et al, 2010), and literacy rates Zehri & Chouaibi, 2013;Zeghal & Mhedhbi, 2006;Zehri & Abdelbaki, 2013). This study, therefore, contributes to the current IFRS studies by investigating the link between IFRS adoption speed and four institutional factors: legal, cultural, political, and educational factors, by using several proxies to examine the impact of each one of these institutional factors on IFRS adoption time to gain a better understanding of what are the main drivers of the global IFRS adoption speed.…”