Prof. Dr. Christian Leuz

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsBusiness Administration,Economic Policy, Applied Economics
Keywordstransparency and disclosure regulation, empirical capital markets research, international accounting, corporate governance, cost of capital

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityChicago
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
InstituteBooth School of Business

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Jan Pieter KrahnenLehrstuhl für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2012

Programme(s)

2012Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Leuz is a leading scholar in finance and accounting and internationally renowned for his outstanding research on the role of corporate disclosures, transparency and regulation in capital markets. He has made important contributions to the study of market effects of international accounting regulation. During his stay in Germany, Professor Leuz is planning to investigate regulation in over-the-counter markets as well as the effects of harmonized reporting standards on labor market mobility in the EU.