Stock market data undermine myths about female board members 23 January 2026 A new study based on Norwegian stock market data shows that financial markets have just as much confidence in female as in male board members. Women are also no more risk-averse than men.
Eckbo, B. E-mail: B.Eckbo@nhh.no Telephone: +47 55 95 92 29 Department: Finance Position: Adjunct Professor Professor B Espen Eckbo is Adjunct Professor...(ECGI). Professor Eckbo received a PhD in
11 October Finance Seminar B. Espen Eckbo_seminar 11 October 10:45 - 12:00 The Department of Finance invites you to a research seminar with Professor B. Espen Eckbo, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Global Perspectives in Corporate Finance at NHH 6 June 2025 Yesterday, the Norwegian School of Economics once again became a global meeting point for leading minds in corporate finance.
26 October PhD Defense: Damiano Maggi Essays on Empirical Corporate Finance 26 October 10:15 - 14:00 On Tuesday 26 October 2021 Damiano Maggi will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH. Title of the thesis: «Essays on Empirical Corporate Finance».
Karin Thorburn ranked sixth in the world 19 August 2024 NHH Professor Karin S. Thorburn has been ranked sixth in the world among researchers with expertise in bankruptcy. `I was an early mover in investigating what happens to companies that are sold during bankruptcy´.
Markus Lithell defends his thesis September 20 7 September 2023 On Wednesday September 20, 2023, Markus Lithell will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
24 June PhD Defense: Johan Mellberg Essays on Empirical Corporate Finance 24 June 10:15 - 14:00 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. Title of the thesis: "Essays on Empirical Corporate Finance."
Does Mandatory Board Gender Balancing Reduce Firm Value? 21 June 2022 Opinion piece in Columbia Law School’s Blue Sky Blog by B. Espen Eckbo, Knut Nygaard and Karin S. Thorburn.
05 June The 8th CCF Conference 5 June 09:00 - 17:00 The Centre for Corporate Finance is happy to announce we will arrange the 8th CCF conference in Aud. P on Thursday, 5 June.
These NHH researchers are paid publication bonuses 15 December 2023 14 employees at NHH are paid bonuses, after publication in leading international journals. A top publication results in a cash payment of NOK 120,000.
Twice in prestigious journal 16 December 2016 Assistant Professor Thomas de Haan at The Choice Lab has succeeded in getting two papers accepted by The Economic Journal. Both papers are forthcoming in the prestigious journal.
NHH researchers break all previous Records 17 December 2025 With 22 articles in the world’s top-ranked journals, 2025 marks NHH’s strongest publication year to date.
Essays on Empirical Corporate Finance 16 June 2020 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 12 October 2021 On Tuesday 26 October 2021 Damiano Maggi will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
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.
M&A and Restructuring M&A and Restructuring is an intensive program that integrates case discussions with the latest research, while drawing on participants’ practical experience. It is offered jointly by NHH and the Ivy-League university Dartmouth College.
NHH professor appointed to new expert committee on housing allowance 27 January 2026 Housing allowance and social assistance form the welfare state’s final safety net. The scheme will now undergo a thorough review. NHH Professor Kjell Gunnar Salvanes is among the experts appointed to advise the government.
PhD specialisation in Business and Management Science - For candidates who started in 2025 or earlier Business and Management Science is the discipline of using analytical methods to help make better decisions.
PhD specialisation in Business and Management Science Business and Management Science is the discipline of using analytical methods to help make better decisions.
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Seminar Series in Finance The Department of Finance hosts a weekly seminar series with leading international scholars.