Prof. Dr. Marcel Olbert
Chair of Taxation, Accounting, and Finance
Credit: Alexander Münch
Main fields of research
- Business Taxation
- International Tax Planning
- Private Equity
- Investment decisions of multinational firms
- Economic effects of transparency and disclosure regulation
- Sustainability regulation / ESG
- Externalities of Economic Policies in Developing Count
Curriculum vitae
| 2024 | Research Visit, University of Mannheim |
| 2022–2024 | Visiting Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business |
| Since 2020 | Assistant Professor of Accounting, London Business School |
| 2020 | Dr. rer. pol. (Ph.D.) M.Sc., BSc. Business Administration, University of Mannheim |
| 2019 | Visiting PhD Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2018 | Visiting PhD Student, Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Selected memberships
- American Accounting Association
- American Taxation Association
- National Tax Association
- European Accounting Association
- Accounting & Development Forum
Prizes, awards, honors
- Poets&Quants’ 40 Under 40 Best MBA professors
- FARS Midyear Meeting Outstanding Discussion Award
- FARS Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award
- Karin-Islinger-Foundation Award for Outstanding Dissertations
Selected editorial activities
- The Accounting Review Editorial Review Board
- European Accounting Review, Associate Editor
- European Accounting Review Excellence in Reviewing Recognition
Selected publications
- De Simone, L. and Olbert, M. (2025). How do multinational companies respond to destination-based consumption taxes? Review of Accounting Studies, 1–40.
- Lester, R. and Olbert, M. (2025). Firms' real and reporting responses to taxation: A review. Journal of Accounting & Economics, 80, 1–38.
- Olbert, M. (2025). The impact of tax shields on bankruptcy risk and resource allocation. Review of Accounting Studies, 1–45.
- Abraham, J., Olbert, M. and Vasvari, F. (2024). ESG disclosures in the private equity industry. Journal of Accounting Research, 62, 1611-1660.
- Glaeser, S., Olbert, M. and Werner, A.-C. (2023). Tax competition and employment. The Accounting Review, 98, 1–30.
- Gómez-Cram, R. and Olbert, M. (2023). Measuring the expected effects of the global tax reform. The Review of Financial Studies, 36, 4965-5011.
- Olbert, M. and Severin, P. (2023). Private equity and local public finances. Journal of Accounting Research, 61, 1313-1362.
- De Simone, L. and Olbert, M. (2022). Real effects of private country-by-country disclosure. The Accounting Review, 97, 201–232.
- Kim, J. and Olbert, M. (2022). How does private firm disclosure affect demand for public firm equity? Evidence from the global equity market. Journal of Accounting & Economics, 74, 1–32.