Clemens LAUER

Clemens Lauer received his PhD in Accounting and his MS in Management from the University of Mannheim. During his studies, he spent several stays abroad including a term at the St. Petersburg University in Russia. As part of his PhD, he conducted a one-year research stay as visiting PhD at Columbia University. He is an alumnus of the Fulbright Schuman scholarship. Before joining academia, Clemens held a position as senior analyst at Prime Capital AG, an international asset manager focused on alternative investments.

His research focuses on how firm disclosures and real outcomes are shaped by intermediaries, with an emphasis on financial intermediaries. He is also interested in topics related to ESG and corporate governance. In current research, Clemens investigates how bank prudential regulation affects corporate disclosures and real outcomes such as firm investments.