Mika Vaihekoski
Professor of Finance
mika.vaihekoski@utu.fi +358 29 450 2858 +358 50 432 2780 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku Office: Room 361 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1595-8735 |
Areas of expertise
finance; asset pricing; portfolio management; corporate finance; financial history; econometrics
finance; asset pricing; portfolio management; corporate finance; financial history; econometrics
Biography
Mika Vaihekoski is Professor of Finance at the University of Turku (UTU), Turku School of Economics, Department of Accounting and Finance.
Vaihekoski got his M.Sc. in economics and business administration from Turku School of Economics, and a D.Sc in finance from Hanken School of Economics. During his doctoral studies he was also a student at the Graduate School of Finance and Financial Accounting. With the help of the ASLA-Fulbright scholarship Vaihekoski also visited Kellogg Graduate School of Management at the Northwestern University in the USA.
Prior to joining Turku School of Economics / University of Turku in 2008, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Helsinki School of Economics and as the Director of the Finance Institute at LTT Research Ltd from 2000 to 2004. In 2004, he was appointed as a Professor of Finance at the Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Mika Vaihekoski is Professor of Finance at the University of Turku (UTU), Turku School of Economics, Department of Accounting and Finance.
Vaihekoski got his M.Sc. in economics and business administration from Turku School of Economics, and a D.Sc in finance from Hanken School of Economics. During his doctoral studies he was also a student at the Graduate School of Finance and Financial Accounting. With the help of the ASLA-Fulbright scholarship Vaihekoski also visited Kellogg Graduate School of Management at the Northwestern University in the USA.
Prior to joining Turku School of Economics / University of Turku in 2008, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Helsinki School of Economics and as the Director of the Finance Institute at LTT Research Ltd from 2000 to 2004. In 2004, he was appointed as a Professor of Finance at the Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Research
Vaihekoski has published several articles in finance journals. He is currently also an assiciate editor the European Journal of Finance and International Journal of Portfolio Analysis and Management. His research interests included financial markets, asset pricing, corporate finance, portfolio management, financial econometrics, and financial history.
Vaihekoski has published several articles in finance journals. He is currently also an assiciate editor the European Journal of Finance and International Journal of Portfolio Analysis and Management. His research interests included financial markets, asset pricing, corporate finance, portfolio management, financial econometrics, and financial history.
Teaching
- LRS34 Financial Econometrics
- LRS31 Asset Pricing and Portfolio Theory
- LRS28 Advanced Corporate Finance
- LRS25 Financial Modeling and Simulation
- LR05 Intermediate Finance
- Master's Thesis Seminar
Publications 
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- Yritysrahoituksen perusteet (2015) Minna Martikainen, Mika Vaihekoski
(D5 Text book, professional manual or guide or dictionary ) - A note on the calculation of the risk free rate for tests of asset pricing models and event studiesGlobal and Local Sources of Risk in Eastern European Emerging Stock Markets (2014) Contributions to Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, and Finance: Essays in Honour of Professor Seppo Pynnönen. Mika Vaihekoski
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Descriptive analysis of the Finnish stock market: Part II (2014) TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE MULTINATIONAL FINANCE SOCIETY Peter Nyberg, Mika Vaihekoski
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Descriptive analysis of the Finnish stock market: Part II (2014)
- Bank of Finland Discussion PapersApplied Finance Letters
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Dividend policy in Nordic listed firms (2014)
- Global Finance Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Equity premium in Finland and long-term performance of the Finnish equity and money marketsDeterminants of capital budgeting methods and hurdle rates in Nordic firms (2014)
- Cliometrica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Determinants of capital budgeting methods and hurdle rates in Nordic firms (2013)
- Accounting and Finance
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dividend policy and capital structure decisions in Nordic listed firms (2013) 2013 Accepted Conference Papers & Participants List Tor Brunzell, Eva Liljeblom, Mika Vaihekoski
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - History of financial research and education in Finland (2013) Fedorova Elena
(G5 Article dissertation ) - Pricing currency risk in the stock market: Evidence from Finland and Sweden 1970-2009 (2012)
- Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pricing Currency Risk in Two Interlinked Stock Markets (2012)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Profitability of pairs trading strategy in an illiquid market with multiple share classes (2012)
- Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Descriptive Analysis of Finnish Equity, Bond, and Money Market Returns (2011)
- Bank of Finland Discussion Papers
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Descriptive Analysis of Finnish Equity, Bond, and Money Markets (2011) Peter Nyberg;Mika Vaihekoski
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Determinants of capital budgeting methods and hurdle rates in Nordic firms (2011) Tor Brunzell;Eva Liljeblom;Mika Vaihekoski
(B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication) - (2011) Tor Brunzell;Eva Liljeblom;Mika Vaihekoski
(B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication) - Determinants of capital budgeting methods and hurdle rates in Nordic firms (2011) Tor Brunzell;Eva Liljeblom;Mika Vaihekoski
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Helsingin Pörssin menestyksekäs vuosisata (2011)
- Investment
(E1 Popularised article) - (2011)
- European Journal of Finance
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pricing currency risk in the stock market: Empirical evidence from Finland and Sweden 1970-2009 (2011)
- Aboa Centre for Economics, Discussion Papers
(D4 Published development or research report or study )
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