Professor at Uni Mannheim / @MannheimBSchool | Research: taxes, regulation & firm behavior | Research Center: COBRA | Podcast: Prof of Concept | ex @LBS
Joined January 2014
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20 Dec 2025
š¢ Pre-Doc Research Assistant Positions in 2026
Work with me and outstanding faculty in economics, finance, and accounting on empirical research in economic policy.
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Looking for an opportunity as a research assistant in applied empirical work on public economics, finance, accounting, and sustainability? I am looking for support and I am open to all sorts of arrangements. Attractive pay and mentorship! . See š. #EconTwitter @econ_ra
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Marcel Olbert retweeted
22 May 2024
LBSās Assistant Professor of Accounting @MarcelOlbert has been honoured in @PoetsAndQuants annual celebration of MBA professors under the age of 40. Find out what makes him a standout teacher: ow.ly/UOYv50ROoEQ
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Marcel Olbert retweeted
@MarcelOlbert talks about his research on how multinational firms respond to corporate income tax cuts in their headquarters' country and analyses their investment behaviour through foreign subsidiaries in developing countries on @LBS' YouTube channel: bit.ly/3PkyPij
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19 Jul 2023
Great summary of the insights from our Global Tax Conference with @rcassill from @StanfordGSB .
Thanks again to all who contributed!!
@josebammartinez @rgomezcram @devereux_mike @AlenkaTurnsek @ProfRDeSimone @acoppola4 @taxnerdlisa @johngallemore @Nathan_Goldman @MathildeMunoz
19 Jul 2023
Green taxes are not intended to be paid indefinitely but to drive action, according to @EYnewsās Alenka Turnsek. She spoke on the first day of the LBS-Stanford Global Tax Conference, organised by LBSās @MarcelOlbert and Standfordās @rcassill Read more: ow.ly/3EFS50Pg01c
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1 Jun 2023
Nice summary of my thoughts on effective tax policy in times of economic turmoil and climate change.
#taxpolicy #research @LBS
1 Jun 2023
āIf the goal is net-zero worldwide, we shouldnāt care about where emissions happen, but we should incentivise companies to reduce their consolidated emissions.ā LBSās @MarcelOlbert shares insight on tax policy at a @Europarl_EN hearing: ow.ly/J1nA50OB4mX
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23 May 2023
How to design tax policy in times of #inflation and economic #turmoilāāā
Great experience discussing at the #europeanparliament 's hearing today.
Webstream available here: multimedia.europarl.europa.eā¦
A new public hearing at the @EU_Taxation on "The role of tax policy in controlling inflation" starts in less than 2 hours, chaired by @paultang, with @aldelatte @MarcelOlbert and our commissioner @rmartner1
š©āš» multimedia.europarl.europa.eā¦
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23 May 2023
I discussed #taxloss rules, #globaltaxreform, and #carbontaxes based on some of my work and that of great people in the field. @drkaenzig, @rcassill , @D_Langenmayr , @rgomezcram and more.
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22 May 2023
Very excited about this event! @Wheeler_LBS @LBS
22 May 2023
Tomorrow 5.30-7pm, we (@Wheeler_LBS) host @DAcemogluMIT to discuss with @ProfAndrewScott his new book (with @baselinescene) and #Progress @LBS. we had to stop online registrations as Daron can fill in a stadium, but you can watch online
wheelerblog.london.edu/in-coā¦
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Marcel Olbert retweeted
17 May 2023
when I started the reserach journey, I never thought this was feasible.. @Nature Thanks to Stelios, Sebastian, and Alberto.
nature.com/articles/s41586-0ā¦
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9 May 2023
Research on global tax reform with @rgomezcram @LBS summarized below.ššš
Full paper now out at RFS @SFSjournals ā¶ļø academic.oup.com/rfs/advanceā¦
Thankful for the tremendous support by @Wheeler_LBS
#tax #research #oecdpillar2 #oecdpillar1 #taxreform #assetpricing
Check out 'Taxing times: a new era of political economy', by @LBS @MarcelOlbert & @rgomezcram - Read here: london.edu/think/taxing-timeā¦ Also, take a look at Marcel's additional research projects, sponsored by @Wheeler_LBS - wheelerinstituteresearch.orgā¦ and wheelerinstituteresearch.orgā¦
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Marcel Olbert retweeted
13 Apr 2023
Journal of Economic Literature paper @AEAInformation, aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12ā¦
13 Apr 2023
Congratulations to @LBSās @EliasPapaioann2 and @BrownUniversityās Stelios Michalopoulos for the success of @vox_dev article āHistorical legacies and African developmentā, surpassing 10,000 readers, including practitioners, policymakers, and economists.
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28 Mar 2023
Fascinating insights based on a huge data effort by @GCAProject team.
Looking forward to seeing this and other great papers being presented at the @LBS @StanfordGSB global tax conference, organized with @rcassill in June. Stay tuned!
24 Mar 2023
We plan to produce experimental statistics based on our work with researchers at the ECB and make them eventually available for other researchers and policymakers.
Paper: globalcapitalallocation.s3.uā¦
@acoppola4 @angus_lewis_ @JSchreger @m_maggiori @RolandBeck_ECB @Schmitz_BoP
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24 Mar 2023
What are the potential effects of making multinational firmsā #CbCR information available to the public?
Stay tuned, we will study this question, and we are thrilled about the support through an external research grant from #NBER #taxcompetition and #businesstaxation.
@LBS
20 Mar 2023
The @nberpubs has awarded LBS Assistant Professor of Accounting @MarcelOlbert funding to study the effects of public Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting on international investment decisions and tax payments of multinational enterprises: ow.ly/cJbr50Nn0QT
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Marcel Olbert retweeted
1 Feb 2023
As co-organizer of the inaugural TADC @LBS in 2001, I'm happy to pass on this message š
Hi #EconTwitter! We at @LBS are resuming our Transatlantic Doctoral Conference (TADC) in person this May! This conference is organised by and for PhD students. If you want to present your working paper, please submit your work here: london.edu/phd/transatlanticā¦
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