Marcelo Ortiz M.

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I am an Associate Professor and Ramón y Cajal Fellow in the Department of Economics and Business at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

I study corporate transparency, ownership, and tax strategy, with a particular focus on SMEs and family firms.

CV · Barcelona Accounting Seminar

Highlights:

  • Visiting Scholar at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Spring 2026); Short research visits to Erasmus University Rotterdam and Université Paris Dauphine–PSL (2024).
  • Policy impact: Our research on transparency thresholds and M&A (Review of Financial Studies, 2023) informed discussions of IFRS 3 Business Combinations by the UK Endorsement Board and the IASB.
  • Recent presentations: EAA Annual Congress, SIOE, FMARC, PSL Dauphine, EFA Annual Meeting, and EEA Annual Meeting.
  • Upcoming: Working roundtable on “Ownership and Succession in Latin America,” organized by Purpose LatAm and the Ownership Project at Harvard Business School.