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Knut Nygaard serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Finance and Accounting at Oslo Business School, Faculty of Social Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University. His expertise spans corporate governance, asset pricing, and behavioral finance, with research examining board diversity policies, geopolitical market shocks, and investor decision-making patterns.
His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (2011), a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge (2003), and undergraduate studies at Bayes Business School, City University London (2001). Prior to doctoral studies, he worked as an Economist at Chr. Michelsen Institute on IMF, World Bank, and UNDP policy projects.
Nygaard's research demonstrates rigorous empirical methodology across finance subfields. His corporate governance work analyzes Norway's mandatory board gender quotas through event studies and valuation metrics. Geopolitical risk research investigates oil-stock return linkages during conflicts, while behavioral studies compare experimental economic preferences between student and general populations.
Recent publications reveal thematic concentration in governance regulation impacts (2021-2024) and foundational behavioral experiments (2011-2015). Key journals include Management Science, Harvard Business Law Review, and Energy Economics, reflecting interdisciplinary rigor at the finance-economics-policy interface.
He maintains active international research engagement through fellowships at Harvard University, MIT, University of Chicago Booth School, and Dartmouth's Tuck School. Current activities focus on the Finance and Accounting research group at Oslo Business School, advancing empirical finance methodologies and policy-relevant governance analysis.
