Program
Notes
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
| 19.00 - |
Get Together (optional) Location: Luise, Königin-Luise-Str. 40-42, 14195 Berlin Google Maps, closest station: Dahlem Dorf Way from Ramada Plaza |
Thursday, July 21, 2016
|
9.30 – 10.00 |
Conference check in Location: Harnack-Haus, Ihnestr. 16-20, 14195 Berlin Google Maps: Roadmap |
| 10.00 – 11.00 |
Tax Aggressiveness and Tax Morale Danilo Zehner (Goethe Universität Frankfurt) Discussant: Anna Alexander (WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management) |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 – 12.30 |
The Effect of Industrial Diversification on Firm Taxes Kelly Wentland (George Mason University) Discussant: Kathleen Andries (WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management) |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.00 |
Dividend Imputation and optimal Tax Rates Roman Lanis, Ross McClure, Peter Wells, and Brett Govendir (all University of Technology Sydney) Discussant: Sebastian Eichfelder (University of Magdeburg) |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30 – 16.30 |
Do Asset Revaluations signal future Performance in Private Firms? Alessandro Mura, Fabrizio Piras (both Università di Cagliari), and |
| 16.30 – 16.45 | Coffee break |
| 16.45 – 17.45 |
The Role of Toeholds and Capital Gains Taxes for Corporate Acquisition Strategies Michael Stimmelmayr, Federica Liberini, and Antonio Russo (all ETH Zurich) Discussant: Simon Loretz (Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna) |
| 20.00 |
Gala Dinner Location: Oxymoron, Rosenthaler Str. 40 / 41, 10178 Berlin Google Maps, closest station: Berlin Hackescher Markt |
Friday, July 22, 2016
| 9.00 – 10.00 |
Corporate Taxes and the Location of U.S. Trademarks Jost Heckemeyer (University of Hannover), Pia Olligs, and Michael Overesch (both University of Cologne) Discussant: Bodo Knoll (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) |
| 10.00 – 11.00 |
Corporate Taxation and Location of Intangible Assets: Patents vs. Trademarks Johannes Voget (University of Mannheim), Olena Pfeiffer (ZEW Mannheim) Discussant: Diego d´Andria (European Commission) |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 – 12.30 |
Banks as Tax Planning Intermediaries John Gallemore, Brandon Gipper (both University of Chicago), and Edward Maydew (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Discussant: Michael Overesch (University of Cologne) |
| 12.45 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 15.30 |
Sightseeing tour (optional): |
