Loreta Rapushi

Loreta Rapushi is an Associate Professor at BI Norwegian Business School's Department of Finance in Bergen. She holds a PhD from the Norwegian School of Economics (2020) and an MSc in Quantitative Finance from Bocconi University (2012). Her research focuses on empirical corporate finance, particularly capital market dynamics and financial reporting practices.

Research interests center on:

• Market timing mechanisms in equity-debt restructurings
• Corporate decision-making under creditor influence
• Earnings management strategies during financing events
• Regulatory and litigation impacts on corporate social responsibility

Her publication output shows consistent focus on capital structure decisions, with recent work examining leverage recapitulization patterns and earnings management techniques. Methodologically, she employs empirical finance approaches using market data and regulatory filings.

She maintains active research collaborations as evidenced by co-authored publications in journals like the Journal of Empirical Finance and presentations at academic conferences internationally.