Felix W. Vetter

Felix W. Vetter is the Class of 1956 Career Development Assistant Professor and an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His primary fields of research include regulation, audit markets, labor economics, and real effects of disclosure and transparency in labor markets. He received his BSc in economics and his MSc business administration from Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. He was a visiting PhD student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and received his PhD in accounting from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Felix W. Vetter is a researcher whose work focuses on the intersection of ethics, regulation, and professional labor markets. His research explores how ethical behavior can be influenced through institutional mechanisms, such as securities exams and licensing requirements. He investigates the impact of occupational licensing on minority participation in professional fields and analyzes the role of regulatory mandates in shaping audit practices and CPA entrepreneurship. His studies also examine the effects of policy interventions on labor market outcomes, including employer responses to pay history inquiry bans and the influence of supervisors on employee misconduct. Vetter's research highlights the importance of regulatory frameworks in promoting fairness, accountability, and diversity in professional settings.