General News

Yuri Piper received the Best Discussant Award at this year's TRR 266 Accounting Research Camp on Transparency In Corporations and markets (ARCTIC) in Fügen (Austria) for the discussion of the paper "Corporate Voluntary Disclosure and Competitive Threats" by Benjamin Tödtmann (University of Mannheim).

The chair for Business Administration, esp. Business Taxation of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Caren Sureth-Sloane is looking for new Student Assistants or Research Assistants with Bachelor's degree starting at the end of the summer semester or for the next winter semester.  Tasks include general, supportive work in teaching and research for our chair, and general, supportive work in the coordination and administration of the TRR 266 Accounting…

On May 31st, 2023, Reyhaneh Safaei defended her doctoral dissertation entitled "Transfer Pricing Rules and Tax Audits: Effects on Investments & Compliance" successfully before the examination board. The whole team congratulates her on a fantastic dissertation and disputation!

In acknowledgement of her outstanding scientific achievements, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Caren Sureth-Sloane is awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bremen. The University's Department of Economics thus honours her special work in the field of business administration. The Dekan of the Bremen Department of Economics Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jochen Zimmermann explains the decision as follows: "Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sureth-Sloane has rendered…

The Boston Consulting Group invites outstanding female students of all disciplines to a special entry event for women. On May 12 – 13, female students can get to know the Boston Consulting Group and five of its Purpose Principles at the event, which takes place in Tyrol. In the interviews after the event, there is then the opportunity to secure an entry-level position at BCG. Further information and the application form can be found here. The…

Prof. Dr. Caren Sureth-Sloane was admitted as a full member of the North-Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts (AWK NRW) back in 2013. Since the beginning of this year, Caren Sureth-Sloane has also been represented on the presidium there as deputy secretary of the Class for Engineering and Economic Sciences. Caren Sureth-Sloane is especially looking forward to the interdisciplinary dialog between the different faculties.…

On December 08th, 2021, Henning Giese successfully defended his dissertation "The Effect of Management Structure and Manager Liability on Tax Avoidance" at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and, thus, successfully completed his Ph.D.. We congratulate Henning Giese and wish him all the best for the future. Congratulations!

The poster “Investment Effects of Taxation ‐ Changes in Transfer Pricing Regulations and Corporate Investment Decisions”, presenting Reyhaneh Safaei’s research in the field of the collaborate research center TRR 266 „Accounting for Transparency“ has been awarded.