Chair of Taxation, Accounting, and Finance
Prof. Dr. Marcel Olbert has been Professor at the University of Mannheim since February 2026. Previously, he was Professor at London Business School, where he was, among other distinctions, named one of Poets&Quants’ 40 Under 40 Best MBA Professors. Prof. Olbert serves on the Editorial Review Board of The Accounting Review and acts as an Associate Editor for the European Accounting Review. His research focuses on:
- 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 Countries
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.