Department of Finance
The department of finance has an international faculty, which does research in all major areas of finance and publishes regularly in the top academic journals.
We have weekly seminars with invited top scholars and a brown bag series for discussion of research ideas. The finance courses attract a large number of students and our faculty members are in high demand as experts in a variety of contexts.
Department news
Builds a bridge between business and finance students
The business world is close to NHH’s master students in finance. “I believe there is a more learning outcome when students meet and present their work to representatives from business,” Finance Professor, Karin Thorburn.
Essays on Empirical Corporate Finance
On Wednesday 24 June 2020 Johan Mellberg will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Essays on Empirical Corporate Finance
On Wednesday 3 June 2020 Loreta Rapushi will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Thorburn on the new restructuring law to save businesses
The Norwegian Parliament recently approved a temporary new restructuring law to save businesses following the corona crisis. NHH Finance Professor Karin S Thorburn explains some reasons for and risks connected to the new law.
RECENT Publications
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Eckbo, B. Espen; Kisser, Michael; |
Tradeoff theory and leverage dynamics of high-frequency debt issuers |
Review of Finance, forthcoming |
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Friewald, Nils; Nagler, Florian |
Journal of Finance; forthcoming |
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Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions amid Political Uncertainty: A Bargaining Perspective |
2018 Strategic Management Journal, 39 (11), 2992-3005 |
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Pohl,Walter; Schmedders, Karl; Wilms, Ole |
Higher-Order Effects in Asset-Pricing Models with Long-Run Risks |
2018 Journal of Finance, 73 (3), 1061-111 |
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2018 Journal of Financial Economics, 128 (3), 443-465 |