Motivated PhD newcomers
This autumn 21 new PhD research scholars have enrolled at NHH, eager to embark on the three or four year journey that lies ahead of them.
News archive
All research news from the Department of Business and Management science
The impact of environmental regulations on shipping
On Tuesday 28 August 2018 Yewen Gu will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Sports Analytics Impacts Practice
Mario Guajardo, in collaboration with Gonzalo Zamorano and Guillermo Durán, programmed the 2018 schedule of Superliga, the main league of professional football in Argentina.
Productivity: Firms, Markets, and Economies
We are happy to invite you to a PhD course with Chad Syverson from the University of Chicago
Bonus and reward works
Iver Bragelien: Bonus salary is used to promote performances, attract good co-workers and reduce the firm's risk. And it works.
Guajardo finalist of EURO Excellence in Practice Award
Associate Professor Mario Guajardo has been selected as finalist of the EURO Excellence in Practice Award (EEPA).
Plenary session and more of CSL at CMS conference in Trondheim
Stein W. Wallace has been invited to give a plenary session at the XV Conference on Computational Management Science (CMS)
Wallace plenary speaker at EURO’s EWGLA conference in UK
Stein W. Wallace has been invited to give a plenary session at the XXIV conference of the EURO working group on Locational Analysis (EWGLA).
Top publication by Mario Guajardo
The article "Collaborative transportation with overlapping coalitions" has been published in European Journal of Operational Research.
Transition of energy markets
On Wednesday 23 May 2018 Evangelos Kyritsis will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Top publication by Haufler, Mardan and Schindler
The article "Double tax discrimination to attract FDI and fight profit shifting: The role of CFC rules" has been accepted for publication in Journal of International Economics.
Power in the outskirts of Europe
Gunnar S. Eskeland: Our fish is not worth much if only we can eat it. Much of the value lies in our neighbours also when it comes to power, wind and reservoirs.
Top publication by Jarle Møen
The article "Job Loss and Regional Mobility" has been published in Journal of Labor Economics.
– Our goal is to see shipping lead the field
‘You represent an industry that has really felt the effects of the oil price drop at first-hand. But now the worst is over,’ said Minister of Trade and Industry Torbjørn Røe Isaksen at NHH’s shipping conference in Bergen.
AutoLog
The AutoLog project will research the usefulness of autonomous ships.
Top publication by Stein W. Wallace
The article "Big Data Analytics in Operations Management" has been published in Production and Operations Management.
The media market and the battle for increasingly rare exclusive eyeballs
Media in the whole world can now compete to sell ads previously reserved for local newspapers, affecting price, content and diversity, write Simon P. Anderson, Øystein Foros and Hans Jarle Kind.
Bilevel Stochastic Games
On Monday 12 March 2018 Reza Azad Gholami will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Great media coverage
A paper by Evelina Gavrilova-Zoutman and Floris Zoutman has received great attention from international media.
Even the good lectures are not good enough
Chronicle by Jan Ubøe: I may be stupid, but even a short time after very good lectures I hardly remember anything from them.
New PhD: Rich routing problems
On Tuesday 30 January 2018 Seyed Mostafa Mirhedayatian will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Bitcoin is expensive - both for us and for the environment
Chronicle by Gunnar S. Eskeland: Bitcoin is expensive. Is it really (more than) worth it?
Wallace chairs INFORMS workshop in Hong Kong
Stein W. Wallace is the chair of the organizing committee of the 2018 INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society Workshop.
NOK 23 mill to Shipping and Logistics
Centre for Shipping and Logistics receives more than NOK 23 million from the Research Council of Norway´s programme targeted towards the maritime industry and their research partners.
The key to mathematical insight
Chronicle by Jan Ubøe: A school that prioritises short-term gains in the form of higher test scores is unsuitable for pursuing talents.
The ticking bombs of environmental policy
Chronicle by Gunnar S. Eskeland: Exemptions from taxes lead to more and better electric cars and fuel efficient cars. The effect is mainly as desired, but there are some mistakes that should be corrected quickly.
NoCeT having great publication success
Several of the researchers at the Norwegian Centre for Taxation have published in top ranked journals in 2017. Last in the series of top articles is forthcoming in Econometrica.
CO2 Emissions from Transport
On Wednesday 29 November 2017 Shiyu Yan will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
NHH study on cannabis legalization
This week Evelina Gavrilova-Zoutman was invited to the Danish Folketinget to talk about cannabis legalization, based on her top publication on the subject.
The Magic of Mathematics
Chronicle by Jan Ubøe: It was no coincidence that the stockbrokerage firms hired numerous mathematicians and physicists.
NoCet tax conference
This week The Norwegian Center for Taxation (NoCeT) has invited researchers from USA, Canada and Europe to the historical Bryggen in Bergen.
Crisis in the Garbage Industry
Chronicle by Malin Arve: Public purchases, both within and outside the Garbage Industry, are complicated and requires a wide multidisciplinary competence.
A new research group at NHH
The Centre for Business Economics is a new research group at NHH which will focus on the functioning of firms, markets and organizations.
NHH in the middle of a political storm
President Trump will transfer weapon and equipment from the nation´s military to state and local police. He believes this will reduce crime and refers to a NHH study published in AEJ. The debate is raging in Washington Post.
Top publication by Endre Bjørndal and Mette Bjørndal
The article "Finding the right yardstick: Regulation of electricity networks under heterogeneous environments" has been published in European Journal of Operational Research.
Logistics and Maritime Systems
140 participants are gathered at NHH for three and a half days to attend the 7th International Conference on Logistics and Maritime Systems.
Top publication by Endre Bjørndal, Mette Bjørndal and Hong Cai
The article "Hybrid pricing in a coupled European power market with more wind power" has been published in European Journal of Operational Research.
Bergen's maritime cluster extends its investments in NHH
NHH’s agreement with Bergen Shipowners’ Association has been extended by five new years until August 2022. Professor Roar Os Ådland will continue to hold the professorship.
NoCeT research featured in The Economist
Research by NHH researchers Evelina Gavrilova and Floris Zoutman on the impact of the passage of medical marijuana laws in American states bordering Mexico, is featured in a recent article in The Economist.
Top publication by Arnt Ove Hopland and Dirk Schindler
The article "Flexibility in Income Shifting under Losses" has been accepted for publication in The Accounting Review.
Will make Norway a leader in fintech
NHH will cooperate to make Norway a leader in fintech export.
Winner of NHH’s prize for outstanding research
Professor Bertil Tungodden is awarded the NHH prize for outstanding research and Malin Arve is awarded the Ingvar Wedervang prize for outstanding research by a faculty member below 40 years of age.
When right is wrong and wrong is right
Chronicle by Jan Ubøe: It is possible to find scientific support for just about everything.
Academic prizes to Aase
Professor Knut Aase has been awarded two prestigious academic prizes in 2017 for two papers on life insurance and pension contracts.
Publication bonus to Gavrilova and Zoutman
An article by Evelina Gavrilova- Zoutman and Floris Zoutman has been accepted for publication in highly prestigious The Economic Journal.
Publication bonus to Kind and Foros
The article «Apple's Agency Model and the Role of Most-Favored-Nation Clauses» has been accepted for publication in The RAND Journal of Economics.
The PISA score less relevant for productivity
Chronicle by Jan Ubøe: We take better care of each other if we reduce the sizes of schools and classes. This is much more important for the quality of our schools than the PISA score, which is of less relevance.
Top publication by Evelina Gavrilova and Floris Zoutman
The article "Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations? The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on US Crime" has been accepted for publication in The Economic Journal.
Broadcasting of Norwegian football
Chronicle by NHH Professors Foros and Kind and Professor Hjelmeng (University of Oslo): The European Commission has stated that football broadcasting rights should be marketed in different packages.
Towards an earthquake in French politics
Chronicle by Malin Arve and Anje Müller Gjesdal: There are great worries for the consequences of a possible Le Pen victory, particularly concerning the economy and France's relationships with EU.
Bonuses save football clubs’ finances
More and more of footballers’ pay is in the form of bonuses. This is a smart way for football clubs to avoid ending up in the red, shows a study carried out at NHH.
Top publication by Mario Guajardo
The article "Scheduling the South American Qualifiers to the 2018 FIFA Wold Cup by Integer Programming" has been accepted for publication in European Journal of Operational Research.
Unnecessary doubling of wage in Bane NOR
Chronicle by Iver Bragelien: The new CEO of Bane NOR receives a formidable wage increase, before he has delivered any results.
NHH changed the World Cup qualifiers
Since 2005, those responsible for Chilean top flight football have used NHH researcher Mario Guajardo’s mathematical models to schedule fixtures. His methods are now also used in the South American World Cup qualification system.
Top publication by Stein W. Wallace
The article "The impact of design uncertainty in engineer-to-order project planning" has been published online in European Journal of Operational Research.
Top publication by Øystein Foros
The article "Product Functionality, Competititon, and Multi-Purchasing" has been published in International Economic Review.
The one-off registration tax results in a cleaner stock of vehicles
Through its registration tax, Norway has taken drastic steps to transition to cars with low carbon emissions. This has resulted in a significantly cleaner stock of new vehicles.
High price for loyalty
Chronicle by Malin Arve: Loyalty programs are very profitable for stores and airlines.
The Personal Finance Expert
Meet Associate Professor Trond M. Døskeland - an expert on Personal Finance.
35 MILL. NOK to tax research
The Research Council of Norway and The Norwegian Tax Administration allocate NOK 17.5 million each to The Norwegian Center for Taxation (NoCeT) at NHH.
Advantageous diesel ban threats
Gunnar S. Eskeland: Old diesel cars for drivers in the rural areas and bicycles, small cars, busses and electric cars for the cities.
Win-win for customers and REMA
NHH Professors Foros and Kind believe that the app "Æ" and the "Best Friend" (contractors) concept may be win-win for customers and REMA.
Top publication by Michail Chronopoulos
The article "Optimal regime switching under risk aversion and uncertainty" has been published in European Journal of Operational Research.
Essays in Empirical Economics
On 20 January 2017 Ole-Petter Moe Hansen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Zoutman wins FIBE Publishers’ award
The winners of the FIBE 2017 Publishers’ award are Sander Renes and Floris T. Zoutman for the paper As Easy as ABC? Multidimensional Screening in Public Finance.
Banks: Liability Value and Optimal Capital Structure
On Wednesday January 11 Nikhil Atreya will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
The art of contracts
The Nobel Prize in Economics was recently awarded to two researchers who had studied contract theory. Malin Arve at NHH has recently contributed to the field at the very highest level.
How higher purposes can pay off
– Firms with a high commitment to their sustainability purpose have a different organisational DNA, Ioannis Ioannou says. He and Idar Kreutzer are keynote speakers at FIBE 2017.
Wallace-paper most downloaded
The article "Service supply chain management: A review of operational models" by Stein W. Wallace is one of the most downloaded articles in the European Journal of Operational Research.
Pricing in the age of diversity
When readers are no longer loyal to their old print newspaper and prefer to surf the internet at their leisure, newspapers need to think outside the box if they are to hold onto their advertisers.
Lifting the Veil of Secrecy
During the conference "Lifting the Veil of Secrecy" academics, practitioners and investigative journalists from all over the world will discuss the role of the tax avoidance industry and how the challenges that tax havens represent can be mitigated.
Good schools, better students
School buildings throughout Norway are in a state of disrepair. Even in the most wealthy municipalities, local politicians put off prioritising maintenance. ‘How does this affect the learning environment,' asks researcher Arnt Ove Hopland.
‘Militarisation’ works
Giving military equipment to the police in the USA actually reduces crime, but not because of more weapons.
PhD defence: Ivan Belik
On Friday 20 May 2016 Ivan Belik will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
How Panama Became a Tax Haven
Panama’s history as a tax haven is quite old. It goes all the way back to 1919, writes NHH professor Guttorm Schjelderup and SNF researcher Armando Pires in Foreign Affairs.
Essays on congestion management in electricity markets
On Monday 8 June 2015 Victoria Gribkovskaia will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Warmer climate creates trouble for power plants. When the temperature rises, plants are forced to reduce production or shut down.
Warmer climate creates trouble for power plants. When the temperature rises, plants are forced to reduce production or shut down.
Eliminating opportunities for match-fixing
Manual distribution of fixture dates and referees leads to suspicions of corruption and match-fixing in football. With Norwegian School of Economics researcher Mario Guajardo's mathematical model the process becomes more transparent.
PhD defense: Patrick André Narbel
On Tuesday 10 June 2014 Patrick André Narbel will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Mario Guajardo
On Friday 30 August 2013 Mario Guajardo will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
A hypocritical climate policy
More and more economists are critical of the prevailing climate policy and believe that Norway must consider leaving its oil where it is. 'This is a very controversial view, because Norway has become so dependent on its oil revenues,' says Professor Gunnar S. Eskeland.
Postponing climate measures is expensive
Nature's ability to absorb carbon dioxide is poorer than previous analyses have indicated. Three NHH researchers have developed a model that calculates the amount of carbon emissions that nature can tolerate. The later we implement climate measures, the more expensive they will be.
Entrepreneurs with little capital are most successful
Too much wealth makes entrepreneurs fat and content. In a new study of Norwegian entrepreneurs, researchers find that profits increase most for the entrepreneurs with least capital.
Creating debate with teacher research
Professors Kjell Gunnar Salvanes and Jarle Møen and research fellow Helge Thorsen have published the results of a research project on the selection and allocation of labour to the teaching profession. The main findings are surprising and some people may also find them controversial.