Janis Berzins

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 Portfolio Management, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Finance. 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 nonlisted firms. I work on projects that examine issues such as the resolution of agency issues in private firms via dividend policy and the link how individual liquidity needs affect real firm development.

Teaching areas

I have taught Managerial Accounting (MBA), Investment (undergraduate), Market Microstructure (undergraduate), International Finance (undergraduate, graduate, MBA, excecutive MBA), Basic Financial Management (undergraduate), Financial Intermediation and Banking (graduate). I am interested in integrating case-based teaching in otherwise regular courses.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 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

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Bøhren, Øyvind; Berzins, Janis; Stacescu, Bogdan; Josefsen, Morten; Steen, Pål Erik. 

Høyt utbytte - lavt konfliktnivå. Dagens næringsliv 2013 BI

Bøhren, Øyvind; Berzins, Janis; Stacescu, Bogdan; Josefsen, Morten; Steen, Pål Erik. 

Høyt utbytte gir mindre konflikter. BI Business Review 2013 BI

Bøhren, Øyvind; Berzins, Janis. 

Eierstyring og bedriftsøkonomi utenfor Oslo Børs. Årsberetning for eierskap 2008 BI

RESEARCH REPORTS

Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Bogdan. 

Dividends, taxes, and agency costs. : Working paper, CCGR 2014 39 p. BI

Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Bogdan. 

Stockholder conflicts and dividends. : Working paper; CCGR 2014 37 p. BI

Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Bogdan. 

Stockholder Conflicts and Dividend Payout. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2011 45 p. BI

Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Leon Bogdan. 

Dividends and stockholder conflicts: A comprehensive test for private firms. : BI Norwegian Business School 2011 32 p. BI

Bøhren, Øyvind; Berzins, Janis. 

Private firms are significant and different. Oslo: Handelshøyskolen BI 2009 18 p. BI

Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Rydland, Pål. 

Corporate finance and governance in firms with limited liability: Basic characteristics. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2008 130 p. BI

Bøhren, Øyvind; Berzins, Janis; Rydland, Pål. 

The corporate finance and governance of limited liability firms: Basic characteristics. : BI Norwegian Business School 2008 122 p. BI

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Alstadsæter, Annette; Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Leon Bogdan. 

Illiquid stockholders and firm payout. CCGR Workshop; 2011-09-09 BI UiO

Alstadsæter, Annette; Bøhren, Øyvind; Berzins, Janis; Stacescu, Leon Bogdan. 

Ownership, Taxes and Dividends. Norwegian-German Seminar on Public Economics; 2011-11-04 BI UiO

Alstadsæter, Annette; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Leon Bogdan; Berzins, Janis. 

Ownership, Taxes and Dividends. Internseminar; 2011-11-16 BI UiO

Berzins, Janis; Stacescu, Leon Bogdan; Alstadsæter, Annette; Bøhren, Øyvind. 

Tax concerns and agency concerns in dividend policy: Holding companies as a separating device. SEVENTH NORWEGIAN-GERMAN SEMINAR ON PUBLIC ECONOMICS; 2011-11-04 - 2011-11-05 BI UiO

Stacescu, Leon Bogdan; Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind. 

Dividends and Stockholder Conflicts: A Comprehensive Test for Private Firms. Multinational Finance Society Conference; 2011-06-26 - 2011-06-29 BI

Stacescu, Leon Bogdan; Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind. 

Dividends and Stockholder Conflicts: A Comprehensive Test for Private Firms. 12th Workshop on Corporate Governance and Investment; 2011-10-06 - 2011-10-09 BI

Berzins, Janis; Trzcinka, Charles. 

Hedge Fund, Mutual Fund, and Institutional Fund Conglomerates: Risk and Return Choices for a Sophisticated Investor. Mutual Funds Conference; 2008-05-16 - 2008-05-16 BI

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind. 

Norske familiebedrifter - Omfang, eierstyring og lønnsomhet. Praktisk økonomi og finans 2013 ;Volume 29.(3) p. 57-75 BI

Berzins, Janis; Trzcinka, Charles; Liu, Crocker. 

Asset management and investment banking. Journal of Financial Economics 2013 ;Volume 110.(1) p. 215-231 BI

Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind. 

Unoterte aksjeselskaper selskaper er viktige, uutforskede og spesielle. Praktisk økonomi og finans 2009 (2) p. 65-75 BI

Bøhren, Øyvind; Berzins, Janis. 

Unoterte aksjeselskaper selskaper er viktige, uutforskede og spesielle. Praktisk økonomi og finans 2009 ;Volume 8.(2) p. 65-75 BI