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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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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., 10 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. 48, 7-8, 42 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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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., 1 Apr 2016, In: Management Science. 62, 4, p. 945-963 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Cross-border relocations of headquarters in Europe
Laamanen, T., Simula, T. & Torstila, S., 2012, In: Journal of International Business Studies. 43, 2, p. 187-210Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
49 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Just How Rational Are Investors? Laboratory and Field Evidence
Torstila, S. & Palosaari, E.
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), 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, Sami (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, Sami (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, Sami (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, Sami (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Sami Torstila (Visiting researcher)
13 Mar 2018 → 18 Mar 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visit abroad
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Ministry of Justice, expert group on changes to insolvency laws (External organisation)
Sami Torstila (Member)
2017Activity: Membership types › Position of trust in the public sector
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Haas School of Business at University of California Berkeley
Sami Torstila (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 2017 → 2 Aug 2017Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visit abroad
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Financial Management Association European Conference (Event)
Sami Torstila (Reviewer)
2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Reviewer of conference article
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Haas School of Business at University of California Berkeley
Sami Torstila (Visiting researcher)
3 Aug 2016 → 31 Dec 2016Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visit abroad
Press / Media
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McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year 2021
03/05/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance