Mark Holub

Mark Holub is a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the UWA Business School, University of Western Australia. He holds a PhD in Finance from UWA, with a thesis focusing on tax influences on organizational form in Australia. His research emphasizes share repurchases, taxation law and policy, business ethics, and cryptocurrency market dynamics, particularly Bitcoin's peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions.

Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate taxation (ACCT3331), postgraduate taxation (ACCT5637), and the Business Practicum (BUSN3348). He also serves as Information Services Liaison Officer for the Business School.

Research highlights include studies on Bitcoin P2P market behavior during the 2017 bubble (Finance Research Letters, 2019) and interdisciplinary Bitcoin research (Information Society, 2018). His work on professional skepticism in accounting education, co-authored in Issues in Accounting Education (2025), explores pedagogical tools for developing ethical judgment.

Mark has secured two grants: a 2021-2022 project developing a professional skepticism toolkit (funded by AFAAANZ) and a 2002 study on corporate finance theory in Australia.