Hans K. Hvide

What I do

I am professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Bergen (affiliated with CEPR and University of Aberdeen). I study entrepreneurship and corporate finance using economic theory and register data. My work has been featured in Science, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. 

Below you will find a fun video that summarizes some of my entrepreneurship research. It addresses questions such as "Are startups important for technology diffusion and adoption?", "What is the value of entrepreneurs for their firms?" and "Are individuals affected by their co-workers when making investment decisions?"

I have written several columns for VoxEU.org. I am frequent visitor at top US institutions, such as Stanford, MIT and Harvard, and have many times visited Tel Aviv University.

I have published in leading journals of Economics, Finance and Management. I have consulted for the Norwegian government and several small and large companies. 

I have been heavily involved in developing and running the ITØK program at UiB, a global innovation (I think) which integrates computer science, business, and economics. The program has been tremendously successful and attracts some of the best students in Norway. 

I have also developed what may be the first Economics of Entrepreneurship Phd course in the world (current version here). Feel free to contact me at hans.hvide'at'uib.no.

Her er en artikkel på norsk som lettfattelig forteller om resultat fra "Hvide project" på gründere. Artikkelen ble publisert i Magma høsten 2017. Prosjektet er i høyeste grad ennå pågående, og nye forskningsresultat blir lagt ut suksessivt.

Last updated: February 2026