COBRA Policy

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Headline

COBRA translates rigorous academic research into accessible insights for policymakers, regulators, and broader public debate. Our research helps policymakers better understand how businesses respond to regulatory change and how those responses influence competition, investment, transparency, and economic outcomes. By connecting academic research with real-world policy challenges, COBRA supports evidence-based policymaking, regulatory analysis, international policy discussions, and public-sector dialogue.

Policy Areas

COBRA conducts policy-relevant research across a range of topics at the intersection of regulation, markets, corporate behavior, and economic policy.

Taxation & Transparency

Research on tax policy, disclosure requirements, and corporate transparency

ESG & Sustainability Policy

Understanding the effects of sustainability regulation and ESG disclosure on firms and markets

Financial Markets & Regulation

Research on how disclosure rules and regulatory changes shape market behavior and investment decisions

Multinational Firms & Global Policy

Insights into international taxation, reporting standards, and cross-border business activity

Corporate Governance & Accountability

Research on governance structures, incentives, and regulatory oversight

Policy Insights

This section features policy-relevant research and expert perspectives aimed at supporting informed public debate and evidence-based policymaking.

Explore research summaries, commentary on current development in regulation, taxation, and economic policy.

Discuss a Policy Issue

From multinational taxation to corporate transparency and financial market regulation, policymakers today face increasingly complex regulatory challenges with far-reaching economic consequences. Our work helps policymakers better understand the economic and behavioral effects of regulatory change.

Contact

Christian Fischer

Center Manager

cobra@mannheim-business.school.com

MANNHEIM BUSINESS SCHOOL (MBS)

Located in the heart of the German and European economy, Mannheim Business School (MBS), the umbrella organization for management education at the University of Mannheim, is considered to be one of the leading institutions of its kind in Germany and is continuously ranked as Germany’s #1.