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.
Alexander Oettl
Dean’s Distinguished Term ProfessorshipProfessor of Strategy and Innovation
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.
| Year | Title | Journal | Author(s) | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Economic Growth | Draft Working Paper |
Ajay Agrawal
John McHale Alexander Oettl |
Working Papers | |
| Agrawal, Ajay, John McHale, and Alexander Oettl. “Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Economic Growth.” Draft Working Paper, Jan. 29, 2025. University of Toronto, University of Galway, and Georgia Tech. | |||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Discovery: A Model of Prioritized Search | NBER |
Ajay K. Agrawal
John McHale Alexander Oettl |
Working Papers | View |
| Agrawal, Ajay K., John McHale, and Alexander Oettl. “Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Discovery: A Model of Prioritized Search.” NBER Working Paper No. w31558, Aug. 2023. | |||||
| 2023 | Superhuman Science: How Artificial Intelligence May Impact Innovation | Journal of Evolutionary Economics |
Ajay Agrawal
John McHale Alexander Oettl |
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| Agrawal, Ajay, John McHale, and Alexander Oettl. “Superhuman Science: How Artificial Intelligence May Impact Innovation.” Journal of Evolutionary Economics, vol. 33, 1473–1517, 2023. | |||||
| 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 | (Co-)Working in Close Proximity: Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions. | Management Science |
Roche, Maria
Oettl, Alexander Catalini, Christian |
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| Roche, Maria, Alexander Oettl, and Christian Catalini. Accepted. “(Co-)Working in Close Proximity: Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions.” Management Science. | |||||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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