Marcel Olbert
Assistant Professor of Accounting
BSc MSc PhD (Mannheim)
Previously a Research Assistant and PhD student at Germany’s University of Mannheim, Dr Marcel Olbert’s broad range of experience includes investment banking within the M&A advisory group of JP Morgan London, strategy consulting with Roland Berger and international tax and private equity with PwC and Flick Gocke Schaumburg. His research interests focus on the real effects of corporate taxation and disclosure regulation – examining how multinational businesses respond to incentives that stem from their regulatory and macroeconomic environment. His work has been accepted for publication in The Accounting Review and the Journal of Accounting and Economics.
Marcel’s current research on tax reforms, multinational firm investment, and economic growth in developing countries is featured in the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development brochure.
Marcel is seeking applications for professional research assistantships.
Marcel teaches in our LBS MBA programme and has been named in the businessbecause’s list of MBA professors to watch in 2022.
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- Marcel Olbert CV
2022
How does private firm disclosure affect demand for public firm equity? Evidence from the global equity market
Kim J; Olbert M
Journal of Accounting and Economics 2022 In Press
2021
Real Effects of Private Country-by-Country Disclosure
Olbert M; De Simone L
Accounting Review 2021 In Press
2017
International Taxation in the Digital Economy: Challenge Accepted?
Olbert M; Spengel C
World Tax Journal 2017 Vol 9:1
2022
Corporate Tax Policy in Developed Countries and Economic Activity in Africa
Hoopes J L; Klein D; Lester R; Olbert M
Social Sciences Research Network
ESG Disclosures in the Private Equity Industry
Abraham J K; Olbert M; Vasvari F P
Social Sciences Research Network
How Do Multinational Companies Respond to Destination-based Taxes?
De Simone L; Olbert M
Social Sciences Research Network
Measuring the Effects of the Global Tax Reform - Evidence from High-frequency Data
Gomez-Cram R; Olbert M
Social Sciences Research Network
2021
Tax competition and employment
Glaeser S; Olbert M; Werner A C
Social Sciences Research Network
The Impact of Tax Shields on Bankruptcy Risk and Resource Allocation
Olbert M
Social Sciences Research Network
2020
Transfer pricing and the decision-making authority of the tax function in multinational companies
Barsch S E; Heckemeyer J H; Olbert M
Social Sciences Research Network
2019
Taxation in the Digital Economy – Recent Policy Developments and the Question of Value Creation
Olbert M; Spengel C
Social Sciences Research Network
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Gain a basic understanding of the financial reporting process and of managerial accounting. The financial accounting component will equip you with the skills needed to successfully analyse a relatively complex set of financial statements and to extract information from accounting data to make informed decisions. The managerial accounting component covers basic accounting techniques and the impact of strategic and organisational change on accounting information.
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