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Research output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
Professor Torstila’s research interests are related to finance, politics, and law, as well as empirical corporate finance and investment banking. His research includes work on the effect of political views on investor behavior, structures used in government privatization programs, collusion in IPO underwriting fees, mergers and acquisitions following cross-listings, and EU competition law. His research has been published in three out of the four top-ranking academic journals in Finance: Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, as well as in top journals in other fields such as European Law Review, Journal of International Business, and Management Science.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Business and Economics, Helsinki School of Economics
Award Date: 15 Dec 2000
Master's degree, Law, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 4 Jun 1999
Master's degree, Business and Economics, Helsinki School of Economics
Award Date: 10 May 1996
Keywords
- Finance
- Rahoitus
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Yritysrahoitus
- Yrityskaupat
- Legal issues in Finance
- Rahoitusjuridiikka
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Prolonged Private Equity Holding Periods: Six Years Is the New Normal
Joenväärä, J., Mäkiaho, J. & Torstila, S., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Alternative Investments. 25, 1, p. 65-93 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Business Outlook and Financing Alternatives of Finnish Entrepreneurs During the COVID-19 Crisis
Paaso, M., Pursiainen, V. & Torstila, S., 2021, In: Nordic Journal of Business. p. 59-77Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Irrevocable Commitments and Tender Offer Outcomes
Fyrqvist, T., Rantapuska, E. & Torstila, S., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. 48, 7-8, p. 1290-1331Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)101 Downloads (Pure) -
Is there a future for an efficiency defence in European Union merger control?
Kuoppamäki, P. & Torstila, S., 1 Oct 2016, In: European Law Review. 41, 5, p. 687-710Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Stock ownership and political behavior: Evidence from demutualizations
Kaustia, M., Knüpfer, S. & Torstila, S., Apr 2016, In: Management Science. 62, 4, p. 945-963 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Just How Rational Are Investors? Laboratory and Field Evidence
Torstila, S. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2019
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Datasets
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Irrevocable Commitments dataset
Fyrqvist, T. (Creator), Rantapuska, E. (Creator) & Torstila, S. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
Dataset
Prizes
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Award for best Community of European Management Schools (CEMS) course in 2009 at Aalto University School of Business, CEMS evaluation 4.8/5.0
Torstila, S. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Award for best doctoral dissertation of the year at the Helsinki School of Economics, 2000-01 academic year
Torstila, S. (Recipient), 2001
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Award for best Finance doctoral dissertation 2000-2002 in Finland
Torstila, S. (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Award for best Finance master’s thesis of 1995-1996 in Finland
Torstila, S. (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year 2021
Torstila, S. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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European Finance Association Annual Meeting
Torstila, S. (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Torstila, S. (Visiting researcher)
13 Mar 2018 → 18 Mar 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Ministry of Justice, expert group on changes to insolvency laws (External organisation)
Torstila, S. (Member)
2017Activity: Memberships (typically long-term positions of trust) › Work for advisory/policy/evaluation group or panel (public/government/UN/EU)
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Haas School of Business at University of California Berkeley
Torstila, S. (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 2017 → 2 Aug 2017Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Presentation at Multinational Finance Society
Torstila, S. (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Press/Media
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Trumpin ja Harrisin taisto on laukaissut rajun ruletin – Miljardien potissa on mukana myös Aki Pyysingin 30 000 euroa
31/10/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Trumpin ja Harrisin taisto laukaisi rajun ruletin, jonka suosikki on selvä – Miljardien potissa mukana myös Aki Pyysingin 30 000 euroa
31/10/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year 2021
03/05/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance