The department comprises the two subject areas of economics and finance. The department's research topics include game theory, the benefits of early educational investments, the national budget, stock markets, environmental economics, and energy economics.
Faculty profiles
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Ph.D. Candidates
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics and Finance
About the Department of Economics and Finance
The Department of Economics and Finance members teach in the bachelor and master programs at the UiS Business School. They are highly sought after as external lecturers and expert consultants in both the private and the public sectors. They are involved as partners in research projects both nationally and internationally and research a wide variety of subjects: Behavioral and experimental economics; Labor and education economics; Energy, natural resources, & environmental economics; Energy finance and commodity markets; Corporate finance and governance; Microstructures of financial markets, Macroeconomic policies; Applied econometric frontiers (machine learning, natural language processing, etc.).
Seminars
Energy Norway 2024
Mon. 15.04 09:00
wed. 17.04 16:00
UiS School of Business and Law Seminar: The Menopause Penalty
Wed. 17.04.2024
12:15-13:15
UiS School of Business and Law Seminar: The Amazon Forest Fire – Export-Induced Deforestation
Wed. 08.05.2024
12:15-13:15
UiS School of Business and Law Seminar: Explicit Gender Discrimination
Wed. 22.05.2024
12:15-13:15
UiS School of Business and Law Seminar: The creation and diffusion of knowledge – Evidence from the jet age
Wed. 29.05.2024
12:15-13:15
UiS School of Business and Law Seminar: What Drives Media Bias?
Wed. 05.06.2024
12:15-13:15
Experimental Finance Conference 2024
Mon. 10.06 09:00
thu. 13.06 16:00
UiS School of Business and Law Seminar: Moral Balancing
Wed. 04.09.2024
12:15-13:15
News
Ola Kvaløy Appointed to Committee on Circular Economy
The government is establishing an expert group to examine measures for reducing resource use and contributing to a more ...
Doctoral thesis on how students' mindsets affect learning outcomes
Elin Svensen defended her Ph.D. in sociology, social work, culture, and society at the Faculty of Social Sciences on Dec...
Students competed for the best consulting report.
Once again this year, students in the course "Economics of Motivation" had the opportunity to work as consultants in t...
Teaching students how to use AI
Acquiring proficiency in AI technology will be pivotal in the future job market. At the University of Stavanger Business...
New Program Advisory Board for MSc in Business Administration established
In order to improve the quality and relevance of the MSc in Business Administration program, UiS Business School has est...
Extended partnership between UiS and Norway Summit
The UiS Business School has announced the extension of its partnership with the business conference Norway Summit.
– UiS ticked all the boxes for an appropriate international master's program
Syed Aqib Ali is taking the MSc in Business Administration at UiS Business School. He patted himself on the shoulder for...
– To get the opportunity to publish our own research means a lot
Two master students from UiS Business School have got their research published in an international journal
Students learn about motivation through working as consultants
In Economics of Motivations at UiS Business School, students participated in a case competition as consultants. The winn...
MSc students brought their case studies to a wind farm
– It was perfect that we could go out and see it with our own eyes, says Professor Gorm Kipperberg.
– This is an excellent achievement for our master' students
Three master students from UiS Business School are one of two finalists in the international marketing competition DMC.
– The expertise you get through the MSc in Business Administration gives a good foundation for any job in economics and finance
Marie Larsen Gellein holds three degrees at UiS Business School. After completing the MSc in Business Administration, sh...
Research-Norway needs international students
Op-Ed Columnist: We believe that master's students are our youngest researchers. We are therefore very worried that we w...
Learn about clean energy and the green transition at UiS's new conference
UiS Business Schools' «Clean Energy Law and Economics Conference» is a new yearly conference in Stavanger that will expl...
– It is amazing to have Eric Bettinger giving a course here at UiS
He is one of the foremost RCTs experts and has again taught PhD-students from all over Europe at UiS.
Silje Haus-Reve is promoted to tenure
It is impressive how she has qualified for tenure through this demanding tenure-track in a short amount of time, says De...
Two intensive MSc years have got an extra intensive and educational start
To be best prepared for two demanding years, the master's program in Business Administration at UiS Business School has ...
Ola Kvaløy is awarded with The Leadership Quarterly Best Article Award
The award comes from one of the worlds leading journals on management research.
One of the world's foremost experts in econometrics taught PhD students
Professor in economics Magne Mogstad from the University of Chicago taught econometrics to PhD students from all over Eu...
Mari Rege will lead an expert group for children in poverty
The new expert group appointed by the Norwegian government is led by Mari Rege, an economics professor at UiS Business S...
Nhi Le chose UiS because she wants to impact the environment positively. Her background landed her a job in Vår Energi
Nhi Le's goal was to study and find the answers to how she could make the world a better place for human beings. The eco...
Anders Åkerman is new Professor of Economics at UiS
Anders Åkerman is promoted to Professor of Economics at UiS Business School. He is mainly working on issues related to t...
Strong applicant numbers from international students to UiS Business School
The number of international applicants to the Master of Science in Business Administration has increased by over 70 perc...
Contribution to the Swedish Corona Commission
The Swedish Corona Commission released its report on February 24. Associate professor Anders Åkerman at UiS Business Sch...
Students got to try themselves as consultants
In the course "Economics of Motivation" the students get to try themselves as consultants in working life to test theori...
Magne Mogstad taught econometrics to PhD students
Doctoral research fellows from all over Scandinavia were gathered in Stavanger when Magne Mogstad taught econometrics at...
– My dream of getting a consulting job became a reality through a master's degree in business at UiS
Kristoffer Svanes is studying for a master's degree in Business Administration at UiS and specialises in finance. Even b...
– Today's economics students will take up more innovative and less traditional positions than before
Gehan Skhmot has a master's degree in Business Administration and has specialised in economics. She now works as a consu...
Einar (27) works as a senior broker and CFO
Einar Øglænd Torjusen took a master's degree in Business Administration at the University of Stavanger Business School.
TD Veen gives NOK 5 million to UiS Business School and Synapse Lab
The research group Synapse Lab develops measures to improve motivation and learning in education and in working life. Th...
MSc in Business Administration receives EFMD accreditation
The University of Stavanger Business School is the first Norwegian business school to receive the EFMD Programme Accredi...
Two research teams at the University of Stavanger Business School are applying to become Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF)
The University of Stavanger Business School recently submitted two applications to the Research Council of Norway to bec...
A digital tool that strengthens students' belief in their learning opportunities launched
All upper secondary schools in Norway can now use the digital tool U-Say. The UiS Business School has participated in th...
Gorm Kipperberg is the new Professor of Environmental Economics at UiS
Gorm Kipperberg has been promoted to professor of environmental economics at the UiS Business School. His research focus...
Contact
Associate Professor E-mail: venke.f.haaland@uis.no Phone: 51833752 Office: EOJ 215
Campus Ullandhaug Elise Ottesen-Jensens house, 2. floor Kjell Arholms gate 35 N-4021 Stavanger
+47 51 83 15 55
University of Stavanger UiS Business School N-4036 Stavanger Norway
