Dr. Thomas Schwab
Angestellt, Project Manager | Economist, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Abschluss: PhD, Universität Mannheim
Berlin, Deutschland
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von Thomas Schwab
2 Jahre, Juli 2020 - Juni 2022
Researcher in Public Economics (Post doc)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München• Utilize Austrian administrative tax data of business owners • Predicting in-year sales and expenses of firms using supervised machine learning methods • Identifying taxpayers optimizing their tax bill at the end of the year using bunching methodology
• Carrying out of numerous data analysis in the context of merchant-level data for various stakeholders • Analysis of a temporary VAT cut in Germany to understand the behavior of merchants causally • Structured documentation of merchant-level data and related processes
1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Okt. 2019 - Juni 2021
Data Scientist & Project Manager for Digitizing Financial Audit and Tax Services
Ebner Stolz• Principal digital transformation specialist responsible of conceptualizing and implementing data science strategies • Strategic management of company’s data warehouse infrastructure • Implement dashboards for large-scale data analytics to support financial auditing and tax services • Develop machine learning routines to identify fraud within complex accounting data
3 Jahre und 8 Monate, Juni 2015 - Jan. 2019
Researcher in Corporate Tax & Public Finance
ZEW - Leibniz Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
• Evaluated economic policies in taxation for the European Commission, foundations, and lobbying groups • Communicated policy insights to public and scientific stakeholders at conferences worldwide • Quantified behavioral responses of multinational enterprises to tax policies using econometric models (regressions etc.) • Built networks with leading scientific communities to drive best practice and continuous knowledge exchange
• Designed and launched new Public Economics course covering advanced analytical methods, research and data value • Negotiated successfully data access to exploit confidential taxpayer data for future research projects
1 Jahr und 3 Monate, Dez. 2012 - Feb. 2014
Research Assistant in Public Finance
Institut für Höhere Studien
• Contributed to several economic policy consulting projects with focus taxation • Developed and implemented concept to assess VAT tax fraud using novel micro-level data on cross-national trade flows • Supported calibrating computable general equilibrium model TaxLab
1 Jahr und 6 Monate, Sep. 2011 - Feb. 2013
Teaching Assistant: Public Economics
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien• Optimized data-based supplementary materials for classes in public economics (bachelor level) • Graded take-home exams and parts of final exams • Offered consultation hours for students
• Distribution of promotional material • Office support
1 Monat, Juli 2012 - Juli 2012
Intern: Business Development
Raiffiesen Bausparkasse
• Documented in-house business processes • Elaborated recommendations for optimizing business processes
4 Monate, Apr. 2009 - Juli 2009
ICT Technician: Smart Metering
Energie AG Oberösterreich
• Compiled business processes in electricity metering • Developed PHP based dashboard to deliver key performance indicators of electricity metering
9 Monate, Juli 2008 - März 2009
Compulsory Community Service
Freiwillige Feuerwehr
• Emergency call center clerk • Dispatcher of emergency personnel
Ausbildung von Thomas Schwab
5 Jahre und 1 Monat, Sep. 2014 - Sep. 2019
Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences
Universität Mannheim
Business Taxation
6 Monate, März 2014 - Aug. 2014
Economics
Freie Universität Berlin
Public Economics
2 Jahre, Sep. 2012 - Aug. 2014
Economics
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Public Economics
3 Jahre, Sep. 2009 - Aug. 2012
Economics
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Volkswirtschaftslehre
4 Jahre und 10 Monate, Sep. 2003 - Juni 2008
Computer Science
HTL Kaindorf
Software Engineering und Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Sprachen
Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Fließend