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Øyvind Norli is Professor of Finance and current Head of Department of Finance at BI Norwegian Business School, a position he has held since 2022. He joined BI in 2005 after academic appointments at Rotman School of Management (1999-2004) and Tuck School of Business (2003-2005), where he served as Assistant Professor.
Dr. Norli earned his PhD from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in 1999. His academic career progression shows steady advancement: Associate Professor (2005-2008), Professor (2008-present), Dean of PhD Program (2015-2022), and current Department Head (2022-2026).
His research specializes in empirical corporate finance and asset pricing, with significant contributions to understanding:
- Shareholder activism dynamics and liquidity effects
- Geographic dispersion impacts on stock returns
- Sentiment-driven market anomalies (including sports-related effects)
- IPO and seasoned offering puzzles
- Corporate governance mechanisms
Dr. Norli's publication record features articles in premier finance journals including The Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Finance. His work often bridges corporate finance and asset pricing, demonstrating how liquidity factors resolve apparent market anomalies like the IPO underperformance puzzle.
As Department Head, he oversees all academic and administrative functions for Finance Department faculty and curriculum development. His leadership extends to mentoring PhD students during his tenure as PhD Program Dean (2015-2022) and contributing to finance education through textbooks like "Finans: Teori og praksis" (2017).
