Biography
Ville Rantala joined the Miami Herbert Business School after earning his PhD from Aalto University. Much of his research focuses on social interaction effects among individual financial decision makers. In his work, Rantala has studied how social networks influence the behavior of individual investors and corporate decision makers and how investment information spreads through social connections. His research interests are in the areas of behavioral finance, corporate finance, and household finance.Education
| 2016 | Ph.D. Finance Aalto University |
| 2010 | M.Sc. Finance Aalto University |
| 2008 | B.Sc. Business Administration Helsinki School of Economics |
Investor behavior | Research on financial crime | Social network analysis
Professional Experience
| 2016 - | Assistant Professor, Finance, Miami Herbert Business School |
Honors & Acknowledgements
Provost's Research Award, 2018
OP Financial Group Research Foundation's Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2017
Evli Bank Award, Aalto University, 2010
Behavioral finance; corporate finance; financial crime; and household finance
Publications
Social Learning and Analyst Behavior (2021). Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming), with Alok Kumar and Rosy Xu
Common Analysts: Method for Defining Peer Firms (2020). Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (forthcoming), with Markku Kaustia
How Do Investment Ideas Spread through Social Interaction? Evidence from a Ponzi Scheme (2019). Journal of Finance 74, 2349-2389.
Social Learning and Corporate Peer Effects (2015). Journal of Financial Economics 117, 653-669, with Markku Kaustia
