Job Market Paper→
Enterprising Up the Ladder: Family Origins and Wealth Mobility
Presentations: NFN Young Scholars Workshop (Scheduled - 2026), NFN PhD Workshop (2026), WEFI Fellows Conference (2026), BI Finance Department Research Days (2026)
Himāl Gautam
PhD Candidate in Finance at BI Norwegian Business School
I am a PhD candidate in Finance at the Center for Corporate Governance Research (CCGR) at BI Norwegian Business School.
I am on the 2026/27 academic job market
I am a part of the WEFI Fellows program (Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation) and co-organize the student-led workshop.
I am on the 2026/27 academic job market
I am a part of the WEFI Fellows program (Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation) and co-organize the student-led workshop.
Research interests
Entrepreneurial finance
Household finance
Family firms
Corporate governance
Featured work
Selected papers
Working paper→
Entrepreneurs of Circumstance: Labour Market Distress and Entrepreneurship
Presentations: American Finance Association (2024), Nordic Finance Network (2023), World Finance Conference (2023), BI Finance Department Seminar (2022)