Public examination of a doctoral dissertation in finance

MSc Md Khaled Hossain Rafi defended his doctoral dissertation in Accounting and Finance (with a specialization in Finance), titled “Uncertainty in Equity Markets: Essays on Geopolitical Risk, Economic Uncertainty, and Sustainable Finance,” at the University of Turku on 30 October 2026. Professor Anders Löflund (Hanken School of Economics, Finland) served as the opponent. Professor Mika Vaihekoski was the custos in the examination and supervisor of the thesis, together with assistant professor Syed Riaz Mahmood Ali. The dissertation can be found here.

Picture of Opponent, Custos and defendant at TSE.
From left: Professor Anders Löflund, doctoral candidate Md Khaled Hossain Rafi, and Professor Mika Vaihekoski.