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Marcel Fischer is full professor of Finance at the University of Konstanz since 2014 and holds a part-time position as an associate professor of Finance at Copenhagen Business School. He received his PhD from Goethe University Frankfurt in 2008 followed by his habilitation at the University of Regensburg in 2013. His research deals with taxes, real estate finance, pension finance, and portfolio management. He has published in academic journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, the Review of Financial Studies, and Review of Finance. He is ranked among the most productive researchers below the age of 40 in the 2019 Wirtschaftswoche ranking.

Research-related publications

• Fischer, Marcel; Khorunzhina, Natalia. (2019). Housing decision with divorce risk. International Economic Review, 60 (3), 1263-1290.
• Fischer, Marcel; Gallmeyer, Michael. (2017). Taxable and tax-deferred investing with the limited use of losses. Review of Finance, 21 (5), 1847-1873.
• Fischer, Marcel; Gallmeyer, Michael. (2016). Heuristic portfolio trading rules with capital gain taxes. Journal of Financial Economics, 119 (3), 611-625.
• Fischer, Marcel; Jensen, Bjarne Astrup. (2015). Taxation, transfer income and stock market participation. Review of Finance, 19 (2), 823-863.
• Fischer, Marcel; Stamos, Michael. (2013). Optimal life cycle portfolio choice with housing market cycles. Review of Financial Studies, 26 (9), 2311-2352.