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Alexander Oettl

Dean’s Distinguished Term Professorship

Professor of Strategy and Innovation

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alex.oettl@scheller.gatech.edu

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Academic Areas: Strategy and Innovation

Office: 4420

Biography

Alex Oettl joined Scheller in 2009. His research interests include the economics of innovation, knowledge spillovers, labor mobility, and economic geography. His current work focuses on the production and diffusion of ideas at the individual, firm, and regional level.

Professor Oettl's research has been published in Management Science, Organization Science, Nature, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Journal of Urban Economics, Research Policy, Journal of International Business Studies, profiled in multiple media outlets, and presented at business schools around the world. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a recipient of the Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research.

Education

Ph.D., Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Research Areas

Economics of Innovation
Production and Diffusion of Ideas

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Year	Title	Journal	Author(s)	Type
2023	(Co-)Working in Close Proximity: Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions.	Management Science	Roche, Maria Oettl, Alexander Catalini, Christian	Published Papers	View
Roche, Maria, Alexander Oettl, and Christian Catalini. Accepted. “(Co-)Working in Close Proximity: Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions.” Management Science.
2023	Does One-Size-Fits-All Minimum Wage Cause Financial Stress to Small Businesses?	Management Science	Chava, Sudheer Oettl, Alexander Singh, Manpreet	Published Papers	View
Chava, Sudheer, Alexander Oettl, and Manpreet Singh. Forthcoming. “Does One-Size-Fits-All Minimum Wage Cause Financial Stress to Small Businesses?” Management Science.
2023	Creative Destruction? Impact of E-Commerce on the Retail Sector	Management Science	Chava, Sudheer Oettl, Alexander Singh, Manpreet Zeng, Linghang	Published Papers	View
Chava, Sudheer, Alexander Oettl, Manpreet Singh, and Linghang Zeng. Forthcoming. “Creative Destruction? Impact of E-Commerce on the Retail Sector” Management Science.
2023	Creative Destruction? Impact of E-Commerce on the Retail Sector	Management Science	Chava, Sudheer Oettl, Alexander Singh, Manpreet Zeng, Linghang	Published Papers
Sudheer Chava, Alexander Oettl, Manpreet Singh, Linghang Zeng (2023) Creative Destruction? Impact of E-Commerce on the Retail Sector. Management Science 70(4):2168-2187. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4795
2023	Does a One-Size-Fits-All Minimum Wage Cause Financial Stress for Small Businesses?.	Management Science	Chava, Sudheer Oettl, Alexander Singh, Manpreet	Published Papers
Sudheer Chava, Alexander Oettl, Manpreet Singh (2023) Does a One-Size-Fits-All Minimum Wage Cause Financial Stress for Small Businesses?. Management Science 69(11):7095-7117. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.4620
2022	Helpful behavior and the durability of collaborative ties	Organization Science	Hasan, Sharique Oettl, Alexander Samila, Sampsa	Published Papers	View
Hasan, Sharique, Alexander Oettl, and Sampsa Samila. 2022. “Helpful behavior and the durability of collaborative ties” Organization Science, 33(5), 1816–1836.
2019	Does Scientist Immigration Harm US Science? An Examination of the Knowledge Spillover Channel	Research Policy	Agrawal, Ajay McHale, John Oettl, Alexander	Published Papers	View
Agrawal, Ajay, John McHale, and Alexander Oettl. 2019. “Does Scientist Immigration Harm US Science? An Examination of the Knowledge Spillover Channel” Research Policy, 48(5), 1248– 1259.
2017	How stars matter: Recruiting and peer effects in evolutionary biology	Research Policy	Agrawal, Ajay McHale, John Oettl, Alexander	Published Papers	View
Agrawal, Ajay, John McHale, and Alexander Oettl. 2017 “How stars matter: Recruiting and peer effects in evolutionary biology,” Research Policy, 46(2017), 853-867.
2017	Roads and Innovation	Review of Economics and Statistics	Agrawal, Ajay Galasso, Alberto Oettl, Alexander	Published Papers	View
Agrawal, Ajay, Alberto Galasso, and Alexander Oettl. 2017. "Roads and Innovation" Review of Economics and Statistics, 99(3), 417–434.
2015	The incidence and role of negative citations in science	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences	Catalini, Christian Lacetera, Nico Oettl, Alexander	Published Papers	View
Catalini, Christian, Nico Lacetera, and Alexander Oettl. 2015. "The incidence and role of negative citations in science," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(45), 13823–13826.
2014	Why are some regions more innovative than others? The role of small ﬁrms in the presence of large labs	Journal of Urban Economics	Agrawal, Ajay Cockburn, Iain Galasso, Alberto Oettl, Alexander	Published Papers	View
Agrawal, Ajay, Iain Cockburn, Alberto Galasso, and Alexander Oettl. 2014. “Why are some regions more innovative than others? The role of small ﬁrms in the presence of large labs,” Journal of Urban Economics, 81(1), 149–165.
2013	Bank Deregulation and Innovation	Journal of Financial Economics	Chava, Sudheer Oettl, Alexander Subramanian, Ajay Subramanian, Krishnamurthy V.	Published Papers	View
Chava, Sudheer, Alexander Oettl, Ajay Subramanian, and Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian. 2013. "Bank Deregulation and Innovation," Journal of Financial Economics, 109, 759-774.
2012	Honour the Helpful	Nature	Oettl, Alexander	Other	View
Oettl, Alexander. 2012. “Honour the Helpful,” Nature, 489(7417), 496-497.
2012	Reconceptualizing Stars: Scientist Helpfulness and Peer Performance	Management Science	Oettl, Alexander	Published Papers	View
Oettl, Alexander. 2012. “Reconceptualizing Stars: Scientist Helpfulness and Peer Performance,” Management Science, 58(6), 1122-1140.
2011	Brain Drain or Brain Bank? The Impact of Skilled Emigration on Poor-Country Innovation	Journal of Urban Economics	Agrawal, Ajay Kapur, Devesh McHale, John Oettl, Alexander	Published Papers	View
Agrawal, Ajay, Devesh Kapur, John McHale, and Alexander Oettl. 2011 “Brain Drain or Brain Bank? The Impact of Skilled Emigration on Poor-Country Innovation,” Journal of Urban Economics, 69(1), 43-55
2008	International Labor Mobility and Knowledge Flow Externalities	Journal of International Business Studies	Oettl, Alexander Agrawal, Ajay	Published Papers	View
Oettl, Alexander and Ajay Agrawal. 2008. "International Labor Mobility and Knowledge Flow Externalities." Journal of International Business Studies, 39, 1242–1260.
0000	Productivity and Helpfulness: Implications of a New Taxonomy for Star Scientists	TBD	Oettl, Alexander	Working Papers
Productivity and Helpfulness: Implications of a New Taxonomy for Star Scientists

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Editorial Review Board, Strategic Management Journal

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