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
Board gender-balancing and firm value
New article! Congratulations to Espen Eckbo and Karin Thorburn on their new article in Management Science, “Board gender-balancing and firm value"
How climate change may affect the Government Pension Fund Global
An expert group will examine how climate change, climate policy and the green transition may affect the Government Pension Fund Global. NHH finance professor Karin Thorburn is appointed member of the expert group.
Two NHH researchers to contribute to an EU programme
Alexander W. Cappelen and Aksel Mjøs are among the members of the reference groups for the EU's new research and innovation programme Horizon Europe.
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.