Researcher of the Month

Our dedicated researchers have diverse backgrounds and (research) interests yet strive for the same goal: answering the question how accounting and taxation affect firm and regulatory transparency, and how regulation and transparency impact our economy and society. Each month we will introduce one of our researchers, who will tell more about his/her research and experiences. In four years, we will have painted the full picture of the people behind our research.

June 2020
Prof. Dr. Martin Jacob

With our research we can […] explain how certain tax policy decisions work and whether and why they are necessary. Read more

May 2020
Prof. Dr. Katharina Hombach

“….I am particularly intrigued by the question how information influences economic activity. The underlying mechanisms of action are usually not obvious. “ Read more

April 2020
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ulf Brüggemann

“…I see it as our obligation to provide insights to the real world that help understand and perhaps improve the complex processes our society relies on.” Read more

March 2020
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Sellhorn

“The flow of information between practice and science is never a one-way street, but always a giving and taking. Not only we benefit from this exchange, but the firms and regulators also do.” Read more

February 2020
Prof. Dr. Urska Kosi

“I believe that our research could have a great impact on our society – for example in terms of regulation.” Read more

December 2019
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Franke

“There is no relevance without rigor” Read more

Participating Institutions

TRR 266‘s main locations are Paderborn University, HU Berlin, and University of Mannheim. All three locations have been centers for accounting and tax research for many years. They are joined by researchers from LMU Munich, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, European School of Management and Technology in Berlin and Goethe University Frankfurt who share the same research agenda.