Daniela Steinbrenner

Dr. Daniela Steinbrenner is a Researcher in the ZEW Research Department "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance" at the University of Mannheim since October 2016. She holds a doctorate from the Center for Doctoral Studies in Business (CDSB) at the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS), University of Mannheim (2022), supervised by Prof. Dr. Christoph Spengel. Her research focuses on tax policy effects, including tax incentives for research and development in Germany, tax competition impacts on employees/companies, and corporate taxation strategies.

• Education: Business Administration (University of Mannheim & HEC Paris), specializing in business taxation and tax law

Her work bridges academic research with practical policy analysis through contributions to refereed journals, discussion papers, and expert opinions. Current and past projects involve collaborative tax policy analysis within ZEW's framework.