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Prof. Dr. Holger Daske

Prof. Dr. Holger Daske

Holger Daske has been Professor of Accounting & Capital Markets at the University of Mannheim since September 2007. Prior to his current position, he spent two years at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as Visiting Scholar (DFG) and later as Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting.

Prof. Daske obtained his Ph.D. in 2005 from Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main. He studied economics and business administration at the University of Konstanz, UMass at Amherst and Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main as well.

His main research interest is in capital market research and the intersection of Accounting and Finance. Recent joint work analyzes the economic consequences of introducing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on capital markets around the world, and the impact of firms’ reporting incentives on actual financial reporting quality. His research was published in journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research, the Journal of Business Finance & AccountingAbacusAccounting & Business Research, or the German Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung (ZfbF).

  • Research interests

    • International Financial Reporting and Capital Market Communication
    • Empirical Accounting Research
    • Corporate Valuation & Financial Statement Analysis
    • Financial Intermediaries (e.g. Analysts, Short-sellers)
    • Bank Accounting
    • Investor Relations
  • Academic Positions

    • Professor for Business Administration, esp. Accounting & Capital Markets, University of Mannheim, since June 2010
    • Professor for Business Administration, esp. Accounting & Finance, University of Mannheim, 2007–2010
    • Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2006–2007
    • Research Scholar at the Lancaster University, 2002
    • Research Scholar at the University of Wales, Bangor, 2001
    • Academic Staff Member / Assistant at the Chair of Accounting, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Prof. Dr. Günther Gebhardt), 1999-2005 / 2006
  • Education

    • DFG Post-doctoral researcher at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2005–2006
    • Dr. rer. pol. 2005 (summa cum laude)
    • Doctoral Studies at Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität-Frankfurt am Main and the European Union Doctoral Education Network HARMONIA, 1999-2004
    • Graduate Studies at Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, 1996-1999, Diplom-Kaufmann 1999 (sehr gut), Graduated as top student (Ranking No. 1/138)
    • Graduate Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1995-1996
    • Studies in Economics at Konstanz University, 1993-1995, Pre-Diplom 1995 (sehr gut)
  • Teaching

    • University of Mannheim, since HWS 2007
    • J.W. Goethe Universität Frankfurt/Main, Special Seminar, WS 2007/2008
    • The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, ACCT 101, Fall 2006
    • Karl Franzens University of Graz, Ph.D.-Seminar, SS 2005, MBA Seminar, WS 2006/2007
  • Academic Memberships

    • American Accounting Association (AAA)
    • European Accounting Association (EAA)
    • Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. (VHB), wissenschaftliche Kommission Rechnungswesen
    • Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e.V.
    • Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)
  • External Funding

    • Faculty Member of EU-Network INTACCT ““The European IFRS Revolution: Compliance, Consequences and Policy Lessons”, see www.intacct-research.org
  • Stipends

    • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG): Research funding U.S., 2005–2006
    • European Union (EU): Mobility funding, 2001–2002
    • Arthur Andersen/Ernst & Young: Research funding, 2000–2001
    • State of Baden-Württemberg: Study funding U.S., 1995
  • Offers (“Rufe”)

    • Frankfurt, W3 (rejected)
    • Vienna University of Economics and Business (rejected)
    • Mannheim, W3 (accepted)
    • Köln, W3 (rejected)
    • Mannheim, W2 (accepted)
    • Konstanz, W3 (rejected)
  • Prizes and Awards

    • AAA Distinguished Contribution to the Accounting Literature Award (2016)
    • AAA Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Best Paper Award (2016)
    • VHB Best Conference Paper Award (2016)
    • EU Scientific Report Grant (2015)
    • EFMA Best Paper Award (2015)
    • Emerald Citations of Excellence Award (2014)
    • IAAER/KPMG Research Grant – Informing the IASB Decision Process (2013)
    • Emerald Citations of Excellence Award (2012)
    • DFG Research Grant (2012)
    • IAAER/KPMG Research Grant – Informing the IASB Decision Process (2010)
    • European Accounting Association (EAA): Best Paper Award in the Category ““Financial Accounting” at the 31st Annual Meeting of the European Accounting Association, Rotterdam, 2008 (with L. Hail, C. Leuz, and R. Verdi)
    • American Accounting Association (AAA) / International Accounting Section: Best Doctoral Paper Award, San Antonio, TX, 2005
    • European Accounting Association (EAA): Winner of the EAA Doctoral Colloquium 2002. Selected representative of the EAA at the American Accounting Association (AAA)’s Doctoral Consortium in 2002, in Lake Tahoe, CA
    • J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty for Economics and Business Administration: Price for Best Graduate in Autumn 1999
    • Eichendorff Gymnasium Ettlingen (High-School): Honours for excellence in History, 1992
  • Experience outside the University

    • Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Intern in Mergers & Acquisitions, 2–4/1999
    • Bertelsmann, Shanghai, V.R. China, Intern in Controlling, 2–4/1998
    • C&L Deutsche Revision, Frankfurt am Main, Intern in Auditing, 3–4/1997
    • Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA), Munich, Intern in Corporate Finance, 7/96–9/1996
    • Industrie- und Handelskammer Karlsruhe, Intern in Industrial Economics, 3/1995