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This position is ideal for outstanding candidates who are considering applying to a top PhD program in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related fields. The program offers an excellent opportunity to build a strong foundation in empirical research methods, develop relevant technical and soft ...

benten capital, a leading independent corporate finance and M&A advisory firm for owner-managed mid-market companies, is expanding its Stuttgart team and is now recruiting an Analyst/Consultant/Associate (m/f/d) in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions. The role includes supporting national and ...

The University of Mannheim Business School is recruiting several full-time Doctoral Researcher positions (E 13 TV-L BW) in Business Economics & Taxation, starting September 1, 2026. You can find the full job posting here. Application: via the CDSB application portal (“Taxation ...

We are happy to announce that Gerrit von Zedlitz, doctoral student at the Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences (GESS), has been awarded a prestigious Add-on Fellowship from the Joachim Herz Foundation.

Under this title, the MaFAT Annual Event took place at the University of Mannheim on September 30, 2025.

In a recent DIE ZEIT article (24 September 2025), Prof. Dr. Philipp Dörrenberg was cited several times on the ongoing debate about Germany’s inheritance tax. He emphasized that so-called “tax morale” is crucial for public acceptance: people are more willing to pay taxes if they perceive them as ...

On August 31, 2025, the 15-year term of office of MBS President, Professor Dr. Jens Wüstemann, will come to its scheduled end. Under his leadership, MBS has secured a place among Europe’s leading providers of management education.

We are pleased to welcome Till Münster as Junior Professor of Taxation and Corporate Reporting to our Area. He is a newly appointed Assistant Professor of Accounting and Taxation at the University of Mannheim. His dissertation, which he completed in January 2025, focuses on the relationship between ...

We are pleased to welcome Benjamin Noordermeer as a new Assistant Professor in the Area Accounting & Taxation. He earned his PhD from Maastricht University’s School of Business and Economics and spent six months as a visiting researcher at Emory University during his doctoral studies. His ...

We warmly bid farewell to Felix Fritsch, who is leaving the Area Accounting & Taxation to take up a new position at Michigan State University. With his outstanding research, he has made valuable contributions – including a recent publication in the Journal of Accounting Research, which will be ...