TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On October 18, 2022, Ferdinand Elfers (Erasmus University Rotterdam) presented the paper "TruPS, I Did It Again – The Impact of (Non-)Fair Value Accounting on Banks’ Impairment and Trading Decisions" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Ferdinand Elfers is an Assistant Professor of Financial Accounting at Erasmus University Rotterdam’s School of Economics. He earned his PhD at the University of Mannheim in Germany.…

This year's faculty workshop was held in Melle, from September 26-28, 2022. The program of the three-day workshop included 26 presentations and two poster sessions on current research topics. Here, Pia Stoczek gave a presentation on "Current developments in the European corporate bond market", which is part of the TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency. The workshop was a good opportunity to present the work of the young researchers and to exchange…

From October 05. - 07. October, 2022, Prof. Dr. Benedikt Franke and Dominik Katzer visited the Paderborn University to work with Prof. Dr. Urska Kosi and Pia Stoczek on a joint TRR 266 project. 

As part of a TRR 266 research stay, Pia Stoczek spent 3 months at the ICSTE-IUL Business School in Lisbon. During her stay she was able to participate in the research seminars of the ISCTE-IUL Business Research Unit and also had the opportunity to present her work at a workshop. She got to know the differences in PhD education between European Universities and bonded with other PhD students at ISCTE over their mutual motives and struggles.…

TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On July 12, 2022, Peter Limbach (Universität Bielefeld) presented the paper "Blockholder Representation on the Board: Theory and Evidence" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Prof. Dr. Limbach presented a model that helps explain why only few blockholders seek board representation despite little direct costs. In the model, inefficiently few blockholders take a board seat because it signals adverse information to…

TAF Research Seminar, Marlene A. Plumlee On May 7, 2019 Marlene A. Plumlee (University of Utah, USA) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of her presentation was: 'Growth Matters: Disclosure and Risk Premium'. Marlene A. Plumlee is a professor of accounting and David Eccles Faculty Fellow at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. She graduated in accounting at the Univerity of Great Falls in Montana…

„Es sind nicht die grossen Worte, die in der Gemeinschaft Grundsätzliches bewegen: es sind die vielen kleinen Taten der Einzelnen“ (Mildreed Scheel). This motto accompanied the participants of the “Excellence Program of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics” during their research work. For the past five years, the “Excellence Program” has been enabling students with above-average achievements to distinguish themselves through their…

TAF Research Seminar, Anne Beyer On March 19, 2019 Anne Beyer (Stanford Graduate School of Business) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of her presentation was: 'Enterprise value and voluntary disclosure'. Anne Beyer is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Michelle R. Clayman Faculty Scholar for 2008-2009 and 2010-2013. She teaches the introductory class in financial…

Dr. Vanessa Flagmeier, assistant professor at the University of Paderborn, received the “Dean’s Young Scholar Research Award” from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. The award honors her research results on competition effects in the context of the application of new international accounting standards published last year. The study, which Flagmeier worked on as part of an international team of young researchers, was published…

Tuesday, 29.01.2019 | 02.00 pm - 04.00 pm | Q5.245TAF Research Seminar, Jochen Hundsdoerfer On January 29, 2019 Jochen Hundsdoerfer (Freie Universität Berlin) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of his presentation was: 'Corporate Taxes and Firms‘ Cost Behavior: The Role of Conforming Tax Planning'. Jochen Hundsdoerfer is a professor of business taxation at the Freie Universität in Berlin. He studied Business…

TAF Research Seminar, Marlene A. Plumlee On May 7, 2019 Marlene A. Plumlee (University of Utah, USA) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of her presentation was: 'Growth Matters: Disclosure and Risk Premium'. Marlene A. Plumlee is a professor of accounting and David Eccles Faculty Fellow at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. She graduated in accounting at the Univerity of Great Falls in Montana…

„Es sind nicht die grossen Worte, die in der Gemeinschaft Grundsätzliches bewegen: es sind die vielen kleinen Taten der Einzelnen“ (Mildreed Scheel). This motto accompanied the participants of the “Excellence Program of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics” during their research work. For the past five years, the “Excellence Program” has been enabling students with above-average achievements to distinguish themselves through their…

TAF Research Seminar, Anne Beyer On March 19, 2019 Anne Beyer (Stanford Graduate School of Business) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of her presentation was: 'Enterprise value and voluntary disclosure'. Anne Beyer is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Michelle R. Clayman Faculty Scholar for 2008-2009 and 2010-2013. She teaches the introductory class in financial…

Dr. Vanessa Flagmeier, assistant professor at the University of Paderborn, received the “Dean’s Young Scholar Research Award” from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. The award honors her research results on competition effects in the context of the application of new international accounting standards published last year. The study, which Flagmeier worked on as part of an international team of young researchers, was published…

Tuesday, 29.01.2019 | 02.00 pm - 04.00 pm | Q5.245TAF Research Seminar, Jochen Hundsdoerfer On January 29, 2019 Jochen Hundsdoerfer (Freie Universität Berlin) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of his presentation was: 'Corporate Taxes and Firms‘ Cost Behavior: The Role of Conforming Tax Planning'. Jochen Hundsdoerfer is a professor of business taxation at the Freie Universität in Berlin. He studied Business…

TRR 266/TAFResearch Seminar On April 28, 2026 Prof. Dr. Mary Cowx (Arizona State University) will present a paper at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar.

TRR 266/TAFResearch Seminar On May 19, 2026 Prof. Hans B. Christensen University of Chicago Booth School of Business will present a paper at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Hans Christensen's current research primarily focuses on the effect on society of regulation aimed at incentivizing firms to act socially responsible. This includes the effect of transparency regulation on healthcare prices and labor safety, as well as, foreign corruption…

TRR 266/TAFResearch Seminar On June 02, 2026 Prof. Dr. Robert Göx (Zurich University) will present a paper at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar.

TRR 266/TAFResearch Seminar On June 23, 2026 Prof. Dr. Allison Koester (Georgetown University) will present a paper at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar.

TRR 266/TAF Research Workshop On 7 July 2026, Dr. Doron Reichmann (Goethe University Frankfurt) will hold a presentation at the TRR 266/TAF Research Workshop (TAF Department). Doron Reichmann is a post-doctoral researcher at the AccSus department of Goethe University Frankfurt. In his research, he examines the information content of verbal and nonverbal communications in financial markets. In this context, he primarily focuses on (i) using…