Katharina Hombach

Katharina Hombach is Assistant Professor of Accounting at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Her research focuses on mandatory disclosure, in particular the economic consequences of disclosure regulation. Her work has been presented at national and international conferences.

Katharina completed her PhD studies at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management after graduating from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (BSc) and London School of Economics and Political Science (MSc). Prior to joining Frankfurt School, she worked for Commerzbank AG and Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich.

• Since October 2022: Professor of Financial Accounting and Corporate Governance, Goethe University Frankfurt
• 2020-2022: Professor of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
• 2017-2020: Assistant Professor of Accounting, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
• 2017: dr re. pol., WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
• 2011: MSc, London School of Economics & Political Science
• 2010: B.Sc., Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Research Focus

• Determinants and consequences of corporate transparency
• disclosure regulation
• Targeted transparency