Hans received his Ph. D. from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business. He received his M.Phil. from the University of Oslo and an M.Sc. (Econ) from the London School of Economics.
Hans joined the Economics Department at the University of Aberdeen as Professor of Economics and Finance in January 2006. He has previously been employed at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business. He has had several longer stays at leading U.S. universities, and was a visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005. He has been a CEPR affiliate since 2003.
Hvide’s current research focuses on factors that can explain the transition from being a paid worker to becoming an entrepreneur, and the performance of the entrepreneurial venture. Two factors that receive particular attention are liquidity constraints of the founder, and the founder’s prior work experience. This research is sponsored by a 3-year grant from the ESRC. Other areas of research interests include household finance and the stock market investment decisions made by individual investors. Earlier research focused on Personnel Economics, exploring issues such as risk taking in tournaments, delegated job design, and incentive contracts for workers that are motivated by social status considerations. His papers are available at http://hans.hvide.googlepages.com/.
Personal Interests
In his spare time, Hans likes reading, playing tennis and hiking. He also enjoys bringing up his three children, usually. |
