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Mika
Vaihekoski
Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance
Professor of Finance

Contact

+358 29 450 2858
+358 50 432 2780
Rehtorinpellonkatu 3
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

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.

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

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.

Publications

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Sisältötuotannon arvoketjun rahoitus (2001)

Minna Martikainen, Kari Niilola, Matti Pulkkinen, Jenni Selosmaa, Jussi Tiilikka, Mika Vaihekoski
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))