Janis Berzins
Associate Professor
Department of Finance
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- Phone +4746410592
- E-mail janis.berzins@bi.no
Biography
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I have worked for BI since 2006. I joined BI after graduating from Indiana University Finance Department. In past, I have worked on a consulting project with SEC, as a sales manager, hotel manager, and accountant.
Research areas
My interests are in Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, and Portfolio Management. Under portfolio management, I am interested in strategy and performance attribution and information processing in mutual fund and institutional money management complexes. I am particularly interested in corporate finance and governance issues of family firms. I work on projects that examine issues such as the resolution of agency issues in private firms via dividend policy and the link between individual liquidity needs and activities in firms owned by these individuals. My interests include shocks generated by wealth tax changes.
Teaching areas
I have taught Applied Valuation, CFA Institute Reseach Challenge course, Managerial Accounting (MBA), Investment (undergraduate), Market Microstructure (undergraduate), International Finance (undergraduate, graduate, MBA, excecutive MBA), Basic Financial Management (undergraduate), Financial Intermediation and Banking (graduate). Iam interested in integrating case-based teaching in otherwise regular courses.
I have worked for BI since 2006. I joined BI after graduating from Indiana University Finance Department. In past, I have worked on a consulting project with SEC, as a sales manager, hotel manager, and accountant.
Research areas
My interests are in Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, and Portfolio Management. Under portfolio management, I am interested in strategy and performance attribution and information processing in mutual fund and institutional money management complexes. I am particularly interested in corporate finance and governance issues of family firms. I work on projects that examine issues such as the resolution of agency issues in private firms via dividend policy and the link between individual liquidity needs and activities in firms owned by these individuals. My interests include shocks generated by wealth tax changes.
Teaching areas
I have taught Applied Valuation, CFA Institute Reseach Challenge course, Managerial Accounting (MBA), Investment (undergraduate), Market Microstructure (undergraduate), International Finance (undergraduate, graduate, MBA, excecutive MBA), Basic Financial Management (undergraduate), Financial Intermediation and Banking (graduate). Iam interested in integrating case-based teaching in otherwise regular courses.
Area of Expertise
Publications
Shows 5 of 8 publication(s)
Article Janis Berzins, Anete Pajuste (2024)
Family firm successions: First-generation transitions in Latvia
Article Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren, Bogdan Stacescu (2019)
Dividends and taxes: The moderating role of agency conflicts
Chapter Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren, Bogdan Stacescu (2018)
The under-researched family firm: New insights from unique Norwegian data
Article Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren, Bogdan Stacescu (2018)
Shareholder conflicts and dividends
Article Janis Berzins, Charles Trzcinka, Crocker Liu (2013)
Asset management and investment banking
Shows 5 of 10 publication(s)
Feature article Bogdan Stacescu, Janis Berzins (2025)
Også økonomien forgubbes i distriktene | DN
Feature article Janis Berzins, Marcus Ribe, Bogdan Stacescu, Kasper Sveistrup (2025)
Oppdrett er blitt mindre attraktivt
Feature article Bogdan Stacescu, Janis Berzins (2025)
Oppdrett er blitt mindre attraktivt | Finansavisen
Feature article Øyvind Bøhren, Janis Berzins, Bogdan Stacescu (2020)
Innlegg: Overselger studie om formuesskatt
Feature article Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren (2020)
Innlegg fra BI-forskere: Økt formuesskatt på bolig i 2006–2010 svekket familiebedrifter
Shows 5 of 39 publication(s)
Report Bogdan Stacescu, Janis Berzins (2025)
An Overview of Norwegian Firms
Conference lecture Janis Berzins, Salvatore Miglietta, Himal Gautam, Leon Bogdan Stacescu (2024)
Family firms and employment
Conference lecture Leon Bogdan Stacescu, Janis Berzins, Øyvind Bøhren (2024)
Illiquid Owners and Firm Behavior
Conference poster Janis Berzins, Alminas Zaldokas (2020)
Conflicts in Private Family Firms
Conference lecture Janis Berzins (2019)
Discussant, ECGI Roundtable on Why Are Fewer Companies Going Public?
| Year | Academic Department | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Indiana University | Ph.D. |
| 2003 | Kelley School of Business | Master |
| 1999 | SUNY Buffalo | M.A. |
| 1999 | SUNY Buffalo | M.B.A. |
| 1996 | SUNY Buffalo | B.S. |
| Year | Employer | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate Professor |
| 2006 - 2008 | BI Norwegian Business School | Assistant Professor |
| 1996 - 1999 | University Guest Quarters- hotel for university academic visitors, SUNY-Buffalo | Manager |
| 1993 - 1994 | "Latvia Tours"- the leading Latvian travel agency | Sales manager |
| 1992 - 1993 | "Krumu Ezis"- a puppet theater | Manager and accountant |