Prof. Dr. Davud Rostam-Afschar
Credit: Alexander Münch
Main fields of research
- Economic policy, regulation and taxation
- Accounting and taxation
- Public Finance
- Macroeconomics
- Labor economics
- Data Science
Curriculum vitae
| Since 2022 | Professor (W2), University of Mannheim |
| 2021–2022 | Visiting professor (Vertretungsprofessor), University of Mannheim |
| 2016–2022 | Assistant professor (Akademischer Rat), Universität Hohenheim |
| 2015–2016 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 2015–2016 | Visiting Lecturer, Universität Potsdam |
| 2010–2015 | Predoctoral Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 2010–2015 | PhD (summa cum laude), Supervisors: Viktor Steiner (FU Berlin), Richard Blundell (UCL) |
| 2005–2010 | Diplom (German equiv. to M.Sc.), Economics, Freie Universität Berlin |
Prizes, awards, honors
- 2023: Principal Investigator, German Research Foundation
- 2020: University of Turin Fellowship
- 2020: Excellence in Reviewing Award, Labour Economics
- 2019–2020: Best Teaching Award, University of Hohenheim
- 2019: Best Teaching Award, University of Hohenheim
- 2011–2013: Ph.D. Fellowship, German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes e. V.)
- 2009–2010: Scholarship, German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes e. V.)
Selected publications
- Brüll, E., Rostam-Afschar, D. and Schlenker, O. (2025). Cut off from new competition: Threat of entry and quality of primary care. Labour Economics, 92, 1–27.
- Gaul, J., Keusch, F., Rostam-Afschar, D. and Simon, T. (2025). Invitation messages for business surveys: A multi-armed bandit experiment. ZEW Discussion Papers, 25–003. Mannheim.
- Bischof, J., Doerrenberg, P., Rostam-Afschar, D., Simons, D. and Voget, J. (2024). The German Business Panel: Firm-level data for accounting and taxation research. European Accounting Review, 1–29.
- Bischof, J., Gassen, J., Rohlfing-Bastian, A., Rostam-Afschar, D. and Sureth-Sloane, C. (2024). Accounting for transparency: a framework and three applications in tax, managerial, and financial accounting. Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research : SBUR, 1–39.
- Brüll, E., Rostam-Afschar, D. and Schlenker, O. (2024). Cut off from new competition: Threat of entry and health care quality. ZEW Discussion Papers, 24–066. Mannheim.
- Gaul, J., Keusch, F., Rostam-Afschar, D. and Simon, T. (2024). Invitation messages for business surveys: A multi-armed bandit experiment. TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency Working Paper Series, 170. Mannheim.
- Rostam-Afschar, D. (2024). Econometricks: Short guides to econometrics. Mannheim.
- Bischof, J., Liu, Y. and Rostam-Afschar, D. (2023). Bilanzpolitik in aktuellen Unternehmenskrisen – empirische Befunde, Chancen und Risiken. Betriebs-Berater : BB, 2023, 939–942.
- Bischof, J., Dörrenberg, P., Rostam-Afschar, D., Simon, T., Simons, D. and Voget, J. (2022). GBP-Monitor: Einschätzungen und Erwartungen deutscher Unternehmer angesichts des Regierungswechsels. Schmalenbach Impulse, 2, 1–3.
- Bischof, J., Dörrenberg, P., Rostam-Afschar, D., Simon, T., Simons, D. and Voget, J. (2022). GBP-Monitor: Kostendruck steigt – 86% der Einzelhändler planen weitere Preiserhöhungen. Schmalenbach Impulse, 2, 1–3.
- Bischof, J., Dörrenberg, P., Rostam-Afschar, D., Simon, T. and Voget, J. (2022). Kriegsauswirkungen auf Unternehmen: Energieabhängigkeit und Preiserhöhungen. Wirtschaftsdienst, 102, 724–730.
- Bischof, J., Karlsson, C., Rostam-Afschar, D., Simon, T. and Simons, D. (2022). Kostenstruktur und Unternehmensflexibilität in der COVID-19-Krise. Controlling & Management Review, 66, 54–59.
- Jessen, R., Metzing, M. and Rostam-Afschar, D. (2022). Optimal taxation when the tax burden matters. FinanzArchiv, 78, 312–341.
- Koumenta, M., Pagliero, M. and Rostam-Afschar, D. (2022). Occupational regulation, institutions, and migrants' labor market outcomes. Labour Economics, 79, 1–16.