NHH 15 November 2023 Ethics and Social Responsibility Sustainability

Recently NHH had a wreath ceremony in memory of Thorolf Rafto and his work for human rights. Defense for Children International participated on behalf of Rafto Prize winner DCIP. Honored NHH Professor Thorolf Rafto

NHH 1 September 2023 Ethics and Social Responsibility

Professor Caroline Flammer is NHH’s new Visiting Professor in Business and Human Rights. Flammer holds the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Lecture 5 September. NHH’s first Rafto Professor in Human Rights

22 June 2022 Sustainability Ethics and Social Responsibility Accounting and Auditing

`It is a reminder of how lucky I am to be allowed to dedicate my days to working on important and exciting issues´, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen says. Pedersen promoted full professor

PhD Defense 30 May 2022 Accounting and Auditing Ethics and Social Responsibility

On Monday 13 June 2022 Kasper Vagle will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH. The Law and Economics of Anti-Corruption

27 April 2022 Ethics and Social Responsibility

`With a future job in finance, this course is highly relevant´, says master's student Daniel Botten (25). 86 master's students took NHH's course on economic crime

PhD Defense 26 November 2021 Accounting and Auditing Ethics and Social Responsibility

On Friday 10 December 2021 Shrey Nishchal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH. Collusion Between Public Officials and Firms

24 August 2021 Tax and Public Economics Ethics and Social Responsibility

Guttorm Schjelderup and Kristine Sævold: Nicolai Tangen's way to organize his fortune and business may be read as a classic, aggressive, tax planning structure. It is stirring that The central bank of Norway does not see that this is a possible perspective. Tax planning in the central bank's blind spot

NHH 10 June 2021 Finance Ethics and Social Responsibility Labour Economics Industrial Organization

Sissel Jensen at the Department of Economics has been promoted to full professor at NHH. Ivar Kolstad at the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law and Walter Pohl at the Department of Finance have also been promoted from associate professor to professor this spring. THREE PROFESSOR PROMOTIONS

NHH 26 March 2021 Tax and Public Economics Ethics and Social Responsibility Accounting and Auditing

Did you miss out on the NHH mini conference on financial secrecy 24 March? The conference was digital and you now can watch the video and listen to experts discussing if financial institutions are capable of detecting criminal activity, as required by the regulations. Watch experts discussing financial secrecy

10 March 2021 Tax and Public Economics Ethics and Social Responsibility

Tax evasion, bribery and fraud can be part of apparently legitimate business. Are the financial institutions capable of detecting criminal activity, as required by the regulations? Join a conference on financial secrecy

18 December 2020 Ethics and Social Responsibility Tax and Public Economics

The winner of NHH’s Research Dissemination Award 2020 is professor Tina Søreide. Research dissemination award to Tina Søreide

NHH 28 August 2020 Sustainability Ethics and Social Responsibility

Although former NHH student Jens Aas has yet to turn 30, he has already worked on sustainability on three different continents. Promoting children's rights in the Global Pension Fund's investments

27 August 2020 Ethics and Social Responsibility Finance Environmental Economics

Gunnar S. Eskeland and Jens Sørlie Kværner: Finance is a game between people trying to fool each other, but finance is also an advanced machine that decides where the capital flows. The question is whether finance really can starve "sinful" activities on capital. Does it make a difference that investors care?

Opinion Piece 27 March 2020 Ethics and Social Responsibility Behavioural economics

New guarantees are needed to enable us to carry the financial costs of the pandemic together, write Bertil Tungodden and Alexander W Cappelen. Solidarity and predictability are essential in times of crisis

20 February 2020 Tax and Public Economics Ethics and Social Responsibility

UBS whistle blower Bradley C. Birkenfeld, Director of Group Compliance Mirella Elisa Os Wassiluk (DNB) and NHH Professor Guttorm Schjelderup are speaking at an NHH conference on financial secrecy in March. Are the financial institutions capable of detecting criminal activity, as required by the regulations?

NHH 5 February 2020 Ethics and Social Responsibility

Mette Viddal Øi (25) works on preventing and uncovering money laundering. ‘Banks manage substantial assets and are responsible for making sure these assets are not used in a criminal capacity. Fighting financial crime

PhD Defense 4 October 2019 Tax and Public Economics Corporate Governance Ethics and Social Responsibility

On Thursday 17 October 2019 Aija Rusina will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH. Tax havens: Heaven or hell?

NHH 5 July 2019 Digitalisation Ethics and Social Responsibility

Politicians and CEO's helped NHH students during their home exam on digital border defence. Answers from, among others, the Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen helped them achieve an A. The Minister of Defence contributed to top grades

NHH 8 February 2019 Ethics and Social Responsibility

Norway falls on the corruption index. ‘This shows that the Norwegian population’s confidence in the government has been reduced,’ says professor at NHH, Tina Søreide. Corruption researcher:– Governments trust has been reduced

19 November 2018 Ethics and Social Responsibility Finance Macroeconomics

Petter Bjerksund and Trond M. Døskeland: By keeping the spending of oil money on todays level, we deceive the next generation of a third of the legacy. Spending should almost be halved. Oil money spending should be halved

5 October 2018 Ethics and Social Responsibility

Svein Tore Holsether, CEO of Yara, is keynote speaker at Thorolf Rafto Challenge. As the world´s leading fertilizer company he will talk about the human rights dilemmas Yara faces. Yara on human rights

20 April 2017 Ethics and Social Responsibility Accounting and Auditing Corporate Governance Leadership

Key players in Norwegian shipping attended a seminar at NHH this week. Representatives from Grieg Star, Odfjell, DOF and Wilh.Wilhelmsen met experts in crime and governance. Fight against corruption in shipping

20 December 2016 Management Science Ethics and Social Responsibility Innovation and Entrepreneurship

– 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. How higher purposes can pay off

9 November 2016 Tax and Public Economics Ethics and Social Responsibility

Giving military equipment to the police in the USA actually reduces crime, but not because of more weapons. ‘Militarisation’ works

20 October 2016 Ethics and Social Responsibility

With its sanctions regime, the World Bank has sent a clear message to client governments and suppliers that it will not tolerate corruption. However, the sanctions regime at the same time runs counter to the World Bank’s own development agenda. An Efficient Anticorruption Sanctions Regime?

PhD Defense 2 September 2016 Ethics and Social Responsibility

On Friday 16 September 2016 Mads Nordmo will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH. "We care, and we mean it"

7 July 2016 Corporate Governance Ethics and Social Responsibility

Society depends on individuals taking personal responsibility by whistleblowing. Unfortunately, many whistleblowers still pay far too high a price today, says NHH researcher Birthe Eriksen whistleblowers pay far too high a price

PhD Defense 11 May 2016 Ethics and Social Responsibility

On Monday 23 May 2016 Søren Wenstøp will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH. PhD defence: Søren Wenstøp

Opinion Piece 13 April 2016 Tax and Public Economics Ethics and Social Responsibility Economic History International Business

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. How Panama Became a Tax Haven

3 April 2016 Ethics and Social Responsibility Tax and Public Economics Accounting and Auditing

In the battle against corruption, it is important that economists do not let lawyers dominate entirely, Professor Tina Søreide means. The fight against corruption

13 March 2012 Behavioural economics Organisation and Management Ethics and Social Responsibility

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. Investing with both our heads and our hearts