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Marina Niessner is the Judith C. William G. Bollinger Visiting Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on behavioral finance, empirical asset pricing, and fintech. Prior to her appointment at Wharton, she served as Vice President at AQR Capital Management and as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Yale School of Management. Niessner holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago. Her academic work includes significant research on fintech and cryptocurrencies, with an emphasis on the behavior of retail investors. Recently, she has applied linguistic psychology methods in her research to identify fake news articles shared on knowledge platforms and to examine their impact on financial markets. Her work has been published in prominent financial journals including the Journal of Finance and Financial Studies and has been featured in major outlets such as The Wall Street Journal.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA
Teaching and researching behavioral finance, empirical asset pricing, and fintech.
AQR Capital Management • Location
Oversaw financial operations and research at a global investment management firm.
Yale School of Management • Location
Taught finance courses and conducted research on fintech and behavioral finance.
Wharton Doctoral programs cover fields like Finance, Marketing, Management, and Operations, Information and Decisions.