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.
EVENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- Finance Seminar: Associate Professor Ramin Baghai The Impact of Going Public on the Firm’s Human Capital
- Finance Seminar: Professor Wenyu Wang Title: TBC
- Finance Seminar: Professor Mike Burkart Title: TBC
- Finance Seminar: Associate Professor David McLean Title: TBC
- NICE Conference The 2019 Nordic Initiative for Corporate Economics (NICE) Conference
- Finance Seminar: Associate Professor Michael Webe Title: TBC
Department news
Tiril named Corporate Finance Woman of the Year
In intense competition with female students from 14 other countries, NHH student Tiril Flørnes Støle won the title as the global "Corporate Finance Woman of the Year".
PE sector in unique position to combat climate change
‘The finance sector cannot stay indifferent to the climate changes. PE companies must take a more active role in the development of an environmentally friendly planet,’ says financial researcher Carsten Bienz.
All students find relevant jobs after NHH
98.8 per cent of former NHH students have found relevant jobs. The majority are hired before completing their degree, a new candidate survey finds.
Political uncertainty causes concern about foreign investments
Foreign acquirers capture a larger share of the acquisition gains relative to local targets in acquisitions amid electoral uncertainty, according to Assistant Professor Kyeong Hun Lee.
RECENT Publications
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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 |
Strategic Management Journal, forthcoming |
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Pohl,Walt; Schmedders, Karl; Wilms, Ole |
Higher-Order Effects in Asset-Pricing Models with Long-Run Risks |
Journal of Finance, Volume 73 (3), page: 1061-111 |
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Eckbo, B. Espen; Makaew, Tanakorn; Karin S. Thorburn |
Journal of Financial Economics, Volume 128 (3), page 443-465 |
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Lee, Kyeong Hun; Mauer, David C.; Xu, Qianying(Emma) |
Journal of Financial Economics, Volume 129, (1), page 111-135 |
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Kim, Jaewoo; Lee, Kyeong Hun; Lie, Erik |
Dividend Stickiness, Debt Covenants, and Earnings Management |
Contemporary Accounting Research, Volume 34(4), page 2022–2050 |
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Kisser, Michael; Kiff, John; Soto, Mauricio |
Do managers of U.S. defined benefit pension plan sponsors use regulatory freedom strategically? |
Journal of Accounting Research, Volume 55, page 1213–1255 |
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Journal of Corporate Finance, Volume 42, page 247-266. |
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Transparency and Liquidity in the Structured Product Market. |
Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Volume 7 (2), page 316-348. |
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Partial Adjustment to Public Information in the Pricing of IPOs |
Journal of Financial Intermediation, Volume 32, page 60-75 |