Room: R306 (School of Business premises, Väre building, 3rd floor)
Office hours: By appointment
Email: samuli.knupfer@aalto.fi
Website: Personal webpage
Lab website: Aalto Ownership Lab
Research
Working Papers
“Social financial advice”, with Theresa Spickers and Elias Rantapuska
“Do households matter for asset prices?”, with Carter Davis, Jens Kvaerner, Bahar Sen Dogan, and Petra Vokata
Publications
“Household responses to phantom riches”, Review of Financial Studies, conditionally accepted, with Ville Rantala, Erkki Vihriälä, and Petra Vokata
“Investor factors”, 2025, Journal of Finance, with Sebastien Betermier, Laurent Calvet, and Jens Kvaerner
“PhD studies hurt mental health, but less than previously feared”, 2024, Research Policy, with Matti Keloharju, Dagmar Müller, and Joacim Tåg
“Social interaction in the family: Evidence from investors’ security holdings”, 2023, Review of Finance, with Elias Rantapuska and Matti Sarvimäki
“CEO health”, 2023, Leadership Quarterly, with Matti Keloharju and Joacim Tåg
“What prevents women from reaching the top?”, 2022, Financial Management, with Matti Keloharju and Joacim Tåg
“Are CEOs born leaders? Lessons from traits of a million individuals”, 2018, Journal of Financial Economics, with Renée Adams and Matti Keloharju.
“Formative experiences and portfolio choice: Evidence from the Finnish Great Depression”, 2017, Journal of Finance, with Elias Rantapuska and Matti Sarvimäki.
“IQ and mutual fund choice”, 2016, Management Science, with Mark Grinblatt, Seppo Ikäheimo, and Matti Keloharju.
“Stock ownership and political behavior: Evidence from demutualizations”, 2016, Management Science, with Markku Kaustia and Sami Torstila.
“Peer performance and stock market entry”, 2012, Journal of Financial Economics, with Markku Kaustia.
“Do investors buy what they know? Product market choices and investment decisions”, 2012, Review of Financial Studies, with Matti Keloharju and Juhani Linnainmaa.
“Do investors overweight personal experience? Evidence from IPO subscriptions”, 2008, Journal of Finance, with Markku Kaustia.
“Do retail incentives work in privatizations?”, 2008, Review of Financial Studies, with Matti Keloharju and Sami Torstila.
“Which investors leave money on the table? Evidence from rights issues”, 2008, Review of Finance, with Elias Rantapuska.