Preventing a new crisis
"The institutions we have built up in Norway since the 1980s are preventing a new crisis," says Øystein Thøgersen
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CEOs and fine titles
Titles such as Sir or Dame are so alluring for CEOs that they willingly sacrifice corporate profits.
Micro clients remain small
"Microcredit has not failed, but we no longer consider it to be a miracle cure," says Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge. However, a new NHH study in Dar es Salaam shows that business training and investment grants can provide a boost to micro-borrowers.
Defence and trial lecture: Birgit Andrine Apenes Solem
On Friday 18 March 2016 Birgit Andrine Apenes Solem will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
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Men influenced by their mothers' labour force participation
Men's attitudes are shaped by their mothers' employment status. If they have had active, full-time working mothers, they have a much more positive attitude to gender equality. But men still dislike women earning more than they do.
Stein W. Wallace on board under EURO
NHH Professor Stein W. Wallace was just elected member of the Board for the EURO Working Group on Stochastic Programming.
Teaching award to Karin Thorburn
NHH Professor Karin Thorburn is awarded a teaching award at Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley, for the autumn 2015.
EQUIS assessing NHH
It's 15 years since NHH was accredited by EQUIS, the European Quality Improvement System, for the first time. On 2 and 3 February an EQUIS accreditation team will pay a new visit to NHH to check the quality of NHHs activities.
NHH selected as best practice model for parallel languages
Higher education has the strategic goal of becoming more internationalised. It is also an important language policy goal to preserve Norwegian professional language. How can we reconcile these two goals?
Competetive in the lab
A number of laboratory experiments have analysed the willingness of people to compete. However, to what extent is competitive behaviour in the lab linked to choices and results in real life?
One of the top 40 business schools in Europe
NHH is among the 40 best business schools in Europe according to the Financial Times' annual ranking.
NHH scholarship to Harvard established
Investor Endre Røsjø has established a scholarship amounting to one million NOK per year for students of Norwegian School of Economics who are accepted for the MBA programme at Harvard University.
Media's power over science
According to NHH Professor Trine Dahl, the media shape the public's views about controversial scientific issues through the language they use to frame these issues.
PhD defence: Ganesh Prasad Neupane
On Friday 30 October, Ganesh Prasad Neupane will and hold a trial lecture and defend his thesis "Emergence of Supply Chain Risk Management Capability as an Aid to Value Creation: An Empirical Study of Handicrafts Manufacturers of Nepal".
Special issue published on developing countries
The Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (JEBO) has published a special issue which aims to show how lab experimental methods can be applied in developing countries.
PhD defence: Darina Steskal
On Monday 28 September 2015 Darina Steskal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis "Essays on Urban Wage Premium, Returns to Internal Migration and Migrants' Selection in Norway" for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Essays on Households' Intertemporal Resource Allocation
On Friday 25 September 2015 Agnes Kovacs will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis "Essays on Households' Intertemporal Resource Allocation" for the PhD degree at NHH.
High ranking for NHH study programme
The international master's programme CEMS, which NHH offers together with 28 other leading business schools, comes in fourth place in the new Financial Times ranking of the world's best master's programmes.
PhD defense: Jarle Bastesen
On Friday 11 September 2015 Jarle Bastesen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
More air routes mean better investments
The air transport agreement between the US and the EU on open skies between the continents is making investments shoot up. Americans are making more acquisitions and having greater success.
Quicker transition to master's
NHH is one of the educational institutions with the lowest dropout rates in the country. Nevertheless, there are too many students who end up behind with their bachelor's. On Thursday the board adopted new goals to improve the throughput rate.
PhD defense: Trond Vegard Johannessen
On Thursday 18 June 2015 Trond Vegard Johannessen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis "Data presentation formats and decision-making effectiveness: An exploratory study" for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Elias Braunfels
On Tuesday 16 June 2015 Elias Braunfels will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis "Political Institutions, Economic Institutions, and Economic Growth" for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Online communities for customer support
On Friday 12 June 2015 Njål Sivertstøl will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis "Online Communities for Customer Support: A Study of Participation and its antecedents".
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.
PhD defence: Carmen Olsen
On Friday 5 June, 2015, Carmen Olsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
NHH amongst the world's top 60
NHH and AFF are no. 51 on the Financial Times' (FT) latest ranking of the best open executive development programmes in the world.
Legacy more important than the enterprise
Titles such as "Sir" or "Dame" are so alluring for CEOs that they willingly sacrifice corporate profits.
What does gold do to green forests?
Deforestation in tropical areas accounts for up to 12 per cent of human CO2 emissions. Researchers at NHH are trying to understand the correlations between economic development and deforestation.
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.
PhD defense: Magne Krogstad Asphjell
On Monday 4 May 2015 Magne Krogstad Asphjell will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Can indifference make the world greener?
We want to believe that common sense steers our choices. The problem is that we are a little lax, even when it comes to important climate issues.
Nice jump in salary for NHH graduates
The average starting salary for new NHH graduates is almost NOK 540 000, according to the NHH labour market survey.
NHH will remain an independent institution
Because NHH is a high-quality, specialised institution with a strong academic environment, it will remain independent in the future, according to the Government's White Paper on the structure of higher education.
Stressed by technology
The consequence of constantly being available is susceptibility to stress from work around the clock. "Technology makes it easier to disturb people. Managers must take this into consideration," according to Anna Mette Fuglseth and Øystein Sørebø.
Invitation to PhD defense: Morten Sæthre
On Friday 16 January 2015 Morten Sæthre will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at Norwegian School of Economics.
Decline in Children's Academic Performance
There may be major unintended consequences when society restricts benefits. This is felt by the children of young single mothers. The effects of little money at home and less time to focus on children are pronounced in lower secondary school, where their marks are clearly lower.
PhD defense: Technological Progress in East Asia
On Wednesday 17 December 2014 Lars Christian Bruno will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Buffer gives cause for concerns
Finn E. Kydland believes that a predictable financial policy rather than monetary policy is crucial to improving productivity in the eurozone: "To me, a capital buffer seems unnecessary", he says.
Catching up in Europe
Europe's economic growth is driven by poorer countries and regions that are catching up to the wealthier areas.
Lucky for us
Norway has experienced robust growth, low unemployment and stable inflation. NHH Professor Øystein Thøgersen argues that the current situation is mostly down to luck.
Fairness is in the brain
Ever wondered how people figure out what is fair? Look to the brain for the answer. According to a new Norwegian brain study, people appreciate fairness in much the same way as they appreciate money for themselves, and also that fairness is not necessarily that everybody gets the same income.
PhD defense: Irmelin Drake
On Friday 31 October 2015 Irmelin Drake will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Eirin Mølland
On Friday 10 October 2014 Eirin Mølland will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Tor Åge Myklebust
On Thursday 14 August 2014 Tor Åge Myklebust will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH with the title «Corporate Credit- and Energy Risk: Performance Sensitive Debt and Quanto Options».
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: Alief Aulia Rezza
On Friday 27 June 2014 Alief Aulia Rezza will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Karl Sæbjørn Kjøllesdal
On Tuesday 17 June 2014 Karl Sæbjørn Kjøllesdal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
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 defense: Consumers Interpretation of Simulation Fluency
On Wednesday 14 May Aleksander Sivertsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Predicts lower pay for Norwegian flight crews
International mergers reduce the influence of trade unions and lead to lower pay for crew, according to new research. Norwegian flight crews are facing tougher times, according to Professor Lars Sørgard.
Invitation to PhD defense: Partial Identification
On Monday 24 March 2014 Lukáš Lafférs will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
'Free choice of hospital may reinforce social differences'
People with higher education and people who live in areas with a low mortality rate are overrepresented among users of the free choice of hospital system.
Giant hospitals neither cheaper nor better
Resource-intensive mergers in the hospital sector are based on a desire for better and cheaper hospitals, but when the positive effects cannot be documented, it is about time we showed less enthusiasm for such mergers, according to NHH professor Kurt R Brekke.
Criticising European politicians
Political leaders in the EU countries draw sharp criticism from Professor Gernot P. Doppelhofer. He believes weak decision-makers and poor communication are fuelling the crisis in Southern Europe.
A recipe for success for entrepreneur companies
Funding from both local and international venture capitalists ensures entrepreneur companies' viability, particularly in developing countries with growing economies. This is shown by the research conducted by the FIBE prize winner Tyler Hull.
Highly educated women lose most from having children
New research by economist Astrid Kunze shows that taking a few years off work results in bigger losses for highly educated women than for women with less education. She is critical of the cash benefit system.
PhD Defence:Ghulam Mustafa
On Wednesday 11 December 2013 Ghulam Mustafa will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Jeff Downing
On Monday 9 September Jeff Downing 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.
PhD defence: Bjørn Gunnar Hansen
On Thursday 20 June 2013 Bjørn Gunnar Hansen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Bjørn-Atle Reme
On Thursday 6 June 2013 Bjørn-Atle Reme will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Kartika Sari Juniwaty
On Tuesday 4 June Kartika Sari Juniwaty will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD Defence: Trond Halvorsen
On Friday 31 May 2013 Trond Halvorsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Harald Nygård Bergh
On Friday 3 May 2013 Harald Nygård Bergh will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Ellen H. Marthinsen Kulset
On Thursday 14 March 2013 Ellen Kulset will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Scarred by unemployment
A new study carried out at NHH finds that unemployment has disturbing long term negative effects. Young people who have been unemployed are scarred by the experience. The younger they are, the more likely they are to be jobless later in life. Some of them drop out of the labour market for good.
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.
PhD defense: Diffusion and adoption of management accounting innovations in the public sector
On Tuesday 27 November 2012 Tor-Eirik Olsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Rejects crisis criticism
'Every time there's a crisis, everyone knows that the economists will take a hiding,' says NHH professor Erik Ø. Sørensen.
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.
Robot trading on stock exchanges needs to be regulated
Lightning-fast share trading by stock trading robots is increasing strongly on the world's stock exchanges. Now, Professor of Finance Terje Lensberg believes it is time to consider the socio-economic costs of a millisecond.
Tungodden gets prestigious editor position
Bertil Tungodden was recently appointed associate editor of the reputed journal Management Science.
Income in poor countries overestimated
Ingvild Almås of the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) believes that incomes in poor countries are systematically overestimated in traditional economics research. She launches a new method for measuring income in the April edition of American Economic Review.
The financial crisis causes language confusion
Since the financial crisis started in 2007, thousands of newspaper articles have been filled with new, Norwegian economic expressions and terms. 'This can create language confusion,' says Marita Kristiansen.
Individual rewards necessary
'Individual rewards are necessary because of considerations of fairness. If employees do not see a connection between effort and rewards, that could be harmful in terms of work motivation,' says Professor Nicolai J Foss.
Service innovation included on the bottom line
The new research centre for service innovation uses companies as a laboratory, while the companies now have access to the researchers' expertise.
M&A's: How do customers react to 'forced marriages'?
Customers who have mergers pushed down their throats react with frustration, dissatisfaction and - finally - by changing suppliers. They see it as a 'forced marriage' where their freedom of choice is set aside.
Bergen Centre for Competition Law and Economics opened
The Bergen Centre for Competition Law and Economics opened in 2011. Legal scholars and economists from the University of Bergen (UiB) and the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) have worked together in a unique research collaboration on competition policy.
Trying to smash cartels
'When a company is in the danger zone and there is a risk that the authorities will expose cartel activities, the lawyers turn up with an application form for leniency. There are lawyers who fly all over the world to save companies from huge fines and directors from prison sentences. As soon as they smell trouble for a company, they get in touch with the competition authorities so that they can apply for amnesty from prosecution.'
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.
When children start school is not important
Should we let children stay children for as long as possible, or is an early school start important to prepare children for life in a knowledge-based society?
Your brain reveals your choices
A neuroeconomic study is being conducted at Haukeland University Hospital, the first of its kind in Norway. Economists and neuroscientists have joined forces to study how the brain works when you make economic decisions. The goal is to show that we do not dislike inequality, but injustice.
Investing with both our heads and our hearts
Do we listen to our heads or our hearts when investing? In an extensive field experiment involving 140,000 bank customers, two NHH researchers have investigated what motivates customers to invest in green funds.
PHD Defense: Cathrine Kleppestø
On Friday 20 January 2012 Cathrine Kleppestø will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Big mergers must be dropped
A lot has gone wrong in the Greek economy in the last year - including in the air. Earlier this year, the EU Commission blocked the proposed merger between Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines. The reason given was that the merger might lead to the creation of a 'quasi-monopoly'. This will be one of the topics for discussion at the Annual Conference of the Association of Competition Economics (ACE) on 17 and 18 November.
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.
Honorary doctors coming to NHH
NHH has appointed ten new honorary doctors in connection with the anniversary. Thursday 8 September will be a historic day, as all the doctors will be gathered for the first time for a symposium at NHH. All students and staff at NHH will have an opportunity to attend lectures by Nobel laureate Finn E Kydland and the other honorary doctors.
Norwegians give each other little room for manoeuvre
For the first time, researchers have studied how strong the social norms are in different countries. An international study shows that Norwegians make very strict requirements of personal conduct and that they sanction unwanted behaviour. 'A surprising result,' says Associate Professor Vidar Schei at NHH.
PhD defense: Anne Isabelle Robbestad
On Tuesday 24 May 2011 Anne Isabelle Robbestad will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Sandmo Publishes English Language History of Economic Thought
"Economics Evolving, A History of Economic Thought" is the title of Professor Emeritus Agnar Sandmo's recently published history of economic thought.
Received Large Grant for Microfinance Research
A microfinance research project led by NHH professors Bertil Tungodden and Kjetil Bjorvatn has received a grant of 9.7 million NOK from the Norwegian research Council. The funds will be used for several purposes, including continued research on the effect of basic business education for microfinance clients in Tanzania.
PhD defense: Ken Blindheim
On Tuesday 30 November Ken Andre Blindheim will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Development of public sector and accounting issues in Hong Kong
On Tuesday 19 October Na Zhou will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
"Use Norwegian when you can and English when you have to"
NHH is increasingly international in its orientation; however, the institution also has a responsibility for upholding and developing Norwegian as a professional language in its domains. A committee is presently working on a proposal on how to strike the balance."One important step is to raise an awareness concerning these challenges, another is to focus on quality regardless of language," says committee chair Marita Kristiansen.
PhD defence: the Value Relevance of Accounting Information
On Friday 13th March Leif Atle Beisland will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and will then defend his doctoral thesis as a final requirement of the PhD programme at NHH. The title of Beisland's dissertation is "Essays on the Value Relevance of Accounting Information".
Good without a budget
Budget less management systems are effective - they allow employees to remain focused on their work and they enable management to foresee and make changes faster. NHH researchers will help StatoilHydro toss out its budgets.
Bankruptcy with consequences
What happens when one of the USA's largest investment banks goes bankrupt?
Stations are Coordinating Petrol Prices
NHH researchers Øystein Foros (t.h) and Frode Steen believe that petrol stations in Norway are coordinating petrol prices, something that costs customers money. By publishing recommended retail prices on their web pages the players in the market can adjust their prices to one another. Today the market follows a cycle with the highest price occurring on Monday and the cheapest petrol on Sunday. Now, Foros and Steen stress that the companies must be forbidden from publishing recommended retail prices on the internet.