Julie Ann Elston

Finance

Julie Ann Elston

Professor
Elstonju@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-322-3165

Curriculum Vitae:

curriculum_vitae_august_2022.docx

Credentials:

Ph.D., M.A. Economics, University of Washington, June 1992.

M.S. Quantitative Economics (Statistics), Baruch College, New York, June 1985.

B.A. Business Administration, University of Washington, June 1982.

Profile Field Tabs

At OSU

Affiliated with:

College of Business

Research/Career Interests:

Julie Ann Elston is a Professor of Finance in the College of Business at Oregon State University. She has published over 60 scholarly articles, papers and books in the fields of financial economics, entrepreneurship, and international business. She has held the Fulbright Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien multiple times, including most recently in 2021-2022.

As a regular contributor to the field of entrepreneurship, she is Editor of Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal and was named the 2019 Editor of the Year. She has served as a consultant to a number of national and international governmental agencies, and organizations including the: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Deutsche Bundesbank (German Central Bank), Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, and U.S. National Academies of Science, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy.

Dr. Elston graduated from the University of Washington's Department of Economics, and has held academic positions around the world including at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin in Germany, the Hoover Institution Stanford University, and the California Institute of Technology. She was selected as a Policy Fellow in the Robert Bosch Foundation Scholars Program in Comparative Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University; and served as a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Economics in Jena.

Courses Taught:

Courses taught at Undergraduate, Honors Undergraduate, Masters, MBA, Executive Graduate and Doctoral levels,, including bachelor, masters and doctoral theses.

Beyond OSU

Employment:

PRIMARY POSITION

2016-present Oregon State University, Professor, College of Business.

2010-2016 Oregon State University, Associate Professor, College of Business.

2005-2010 Oregon State University, Assistant Professor, College of Business.

AFFILIATED & PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2019 Adjunct Professor, University of Oregon, MBA program.

2016-pres. Adjunct Professor, Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Science.

2013-2014 Visiting Professor of Innovation and Technology Management, University of Applied Sciences –Technikum, Vienna, Austria.

1998-2005 University of Central Florida, Assistant Professor.

1997-1998 University of Washington, the Northwest Center for Research on Women (NWCROW), Visiting Scholar.

1996-1997 California Institute of Technology, Visiting Instructor.

1992-1996 Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany, Research Fellow.

Honors and Awards:

University Grants and Awards

OSU Office of Research, “Corporate Governance and Financing in the UAE,” OSU, 2016.
OSU Office of Research, “Linking Personality Traits to Culture,” OSU, 2014.
General Research Fund Grant, “Entrepreneurship and Innovation,” OSU, 2013.

Honors and Awards:

Visiting Positions and Fellowships

Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe 2021-2022. Institut für Entrepreneurship und Innovation, Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Vienna, Austria.
Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe 2019-2020. Institut für Entrepreneurship und Innovation, Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Vienna, Austria.
Visiting Scholar, Research and Statistics Department, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Central Bank, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2016
Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe 2012-2013. Institut für Entrepreneurship und Innovation, Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Vienna, Austria.
Visiting Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at the University of Applied Sciences –Technikum Vienna, Austria, 2013.
Fulbright German Studies Seminar, Fulbright Scholar Grantee, 2008.
Max Planck Institute for Economics, Division of Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Public Policy, Research Fellow, 2003-2008.
National Academies of Science, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, 2002-2005.
American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) Johns Hopkins University - Bosch Fellow, 2001.
Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, Research Fellow, 2001.
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1996-1997.
University of Washington, the Northwest Center for Research on Women (NWCROW), Visiting Scholar, 1997-1998.
Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Visiting Scholar, 1995-1996.
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany, Research Fellow 1992-1996.
Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, Visiting Scholar, March 1995.

University

General Research Fund Grant, “Entrepreneurship Dynamics and Firm Growth in China,” OSU, 2011.
L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Fund Grant, OSU, 2011.
Collaborative Research Grant, OSU-Cascades, 2010-2012.
Scholarship & Creative Activity Award, OSU Cascades, 2010.
Newcomb Associate Award for Research, College of Business, OSU, 2010.
Excellence in Scholarship, College of Business, OSU, 2009.
Newcomb Associate Award for Research, College of Business, OSU, 2008.
Newcomb Associate Award for Research, College of Business, OSU, 2007.
Carl L. Galloway Faculty Performance Award for Graduate Research, UCF, 2002.
College of Business Administration, Summer Research Grant , UCF, 1999.

Service:

Editor, Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal
Reviewer for US Fulbright Scholar & Student Programs, Fulbright Austrian-American
Educational Commission, Oregon State University Fulbright Review Committee
Reviewer for US National Science Foundation and Kauffman Foundation
Reviewer for various academic journals

Biography

Julie Ann Elston is a Professor of Finance in the College of Business at Oregon State University. She has published over 60 scholarly articles, papers and books in the fields of financial economics, entrepreneurship, and international business. She has held the Fulbright Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien over several years, including most recently in 2021-2022.

My Publications

Journal Articles

J. Elston, Zhang, Y., Chen, K. - H., and Chen, P. - H., “Are Family Firms More Efficient? Revisiting the U-Shaped Curve of Firm Scale and Efficiency”, Small Business Economics.

J. Elston and Weidinger, A. Konrad, “An Empirical Examination of Firm Growth in the MENA Region: Through the Lens of Gibrat's Law”, Small Business Economics, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 121-131, 2022.

J. Elston, “Corporate Governance: What We Know And Don't Know”, Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2019.

J. Elston and Weidinger, A., “Internationalization and Regional Entrepreneurship in China”, Small Business Economics, 2019.

J. Elston, Chen, S., and Weidinger, A., “The role of informal capital on new venture formation and growth in China”, Small Business Economics, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 79-91, 2016.

J. Elston, “Evidence on the Dynamic Nature of Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance in China”, International Journal of Corporate Governance, vol. 7, no. 3, 2016.

J. Elston and Alon, I., “Business Cultural Intelligence Quotient: A Five-Country Study”, Thunderbird International Business Review, 2016.

J. Elston, Rondi, L., and Bhattacharyya, N., “Executive Compensation and Agency Issues in Italy”, International Journal of Corporate Governance, vol. 5, no. 3/4, 2014.

J. Elston and Chen, S., “Entrepreneurial motives and characteristics: An analysis of small restaurant owners”, International Journal of Hospitality Management, vol. 35, pp. 294-305, 2013.

J. Elston and Bhattacharyya, N., “Dividends, Executive Compensation, and Agency Costs: Empirical Evidence From Germany”, Journal of Accounting and Finance, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 11-20, 2011.

J. Elston and Audretsch, D. B., “Financing the Entrepreneurial Decision: An Empirical Approach Using Experimental Data on US High Technology Entrepreneurs”, Small Business Economics, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 209-222, 2011.

J. Elston, “Risk Attitudes, Wealth and Sources of Entrepreneurial Start-up Capital”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 82-89, 2010.

J. Elston and Yang, J., “Venture Capital, Ownership Structure, Accounting Standards and IPO Underpricing: Evidence from Germany”, Journal of Economics and Business, vol. 62, no. Special Issue, pp. 517-536, 2010.

J. Elston and Rondi, L., “Corporate Governance and Capital Accumulation: Firm Level Evidence from Italy”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 634-661, 2009.

J. Elston and Rondi, L., “Shareholder Protection and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from German and Italian Firms”, Statistica Applicata (Italian Journal of Applied Statistics), vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 153-172, 2007.

D. B. Audretsch and Elston, J., “Can Institutional Change Impact High-Technology Firm Growth: Evidence from Germany's Neuer Markt”, Journal of Productivity Analysis, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 9-23, 2006.

R. S. Chirinko and Elston, J., “Finance, Control and Profitability: An Evaluation of German Bank Influence”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 69-88, 2006.

J. Elston, “Bank Influence, Firm Performance and Survival”, Corporate Ownership and Control, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 65-71, 2004.

J. Elston and Goldberg, L., “Executive Compensation and Agency Costs in Germany”, Journal of Banking & Finance, vol. 27, no. 7, pp. 1391-1410, 2003.

S. Bond, Elston, J., Mairesse, J., and Mulkay, B., “Financial Factors and Investment in Belgium, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom: A Comparison Using Company Panel Data”, Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. 153-165, 2003.

R. Agarwal and Elston, J., “Bank-firm relationships, financing and firm performance in Germany”, Economic Letters, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 225-232, 2001.

D. B. Audretsch and Elston, J., “Does firm size matter? Evidence on the impact of liquidity constraints on firm investment behavior in Germany”, International Journal of Industrial Organization, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-17, 2001.

J. Elston, “Market Linkages Between the US and Japan: An Application to the Fisheries Industry”, Japan and the World Economy, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 517-530, 1999.

D. Audretsch and Elston, J., “Financing the German Mittelstand”, Small Business Economics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 97-110, 1997.

D. Audretsch and Elston, J., “Le Financement de la Mittelstand Allemande”, Revue Internationale : Petite et Moyenne Enterprise (PME), vol. 8, no. 3-4, pp. 121-147, 1996.

J. Elston, “Dividend policy and investment: Theory and evidence from US panel data”, Managerial and Decision Economics, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 267-275, 1996.

J. Elston, “Banks, Finance and Investment in German: A Review Article”, Small Business Economics, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 475-479, 1995.

J. Elston and Albach, H., “Bank Affiliations and Firm Capital Investment in Germany”, IFO Studien: Zeitschrift fur Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung, vol. 1, pp. 1-15, 1994.

Presentations

J. Elston, “Myths from Silicon Valley -Is Tech difference than Detroit?”, Recharging Austro-American Relations. Vienna, Austria., 2022.

J. Elston, “What Does Sustainable Growth look in the Technology Sector?”, EUBA Conference “Sustainable Business Development Perspectives in 2022. Slovakia, 2022.

J. Elston, “Chinese Capital Structure: Theory and Evidence”, 35th Annual meeting of the Academy of Finance. Chicago, 2022.

J. Elston, “Challenges and Opportunities of Research in Austria”, Realities of Life in Austria: U.S. Fulbright Scholars Orientation Program 2020-21. Invited Online Webinar, 2021.

J. Elston, “Austria's Research Opportunities”, Spotlight on Austria: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities. Online Webinar, 2020.

J. Elston, Weidinger, A., and Widmer, M., “An Examination of the Relationship Between Size and Growth of Listed Firms in the United Arab Emirates”, 7th International Conference on Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE). Oxford, UK, 2018.

J. Elston, “Evidence on the Dynamic Nature of Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance in China”, Corporate Governance. Copenhagen, 2018.

J. Elston, “Internationalization and Regional Entrepreneurship: Empirical Evidence on the Formation of New Ventures in China”, International Workshop on Entrepreneurship in China. China, 2016.

J. Elston, “Internationalization, Geographic Location and Entrepreneurial Intention”, Academy of International Business Annual onference. New Orleans, LA, 2016.

J. Elston and Weidinger, A., “Internationalization and Regional Entrepreneurship: Empirical Evidence on the Formation of New Ventures in China”, 33rd Annual International Business Research Conference. Dubai, 2016.

J. Elston, “A Hierarchy of Cultural Intelligence Antecedents”, Academy of Management Annual Meetings. Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2015.

J. Elston, “A Hierarchy of Cultural Intelligence Antecedents”, Academy of Business (AIB) Bengaluru Conference. India, 2015.

J. Elston, “Cultural Intelligence Antecedents”, European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. Warsaw, Poland, 2015.

J. Elston, “The Role of Informal Capital in Growth in China”, International Conference on Small Business (ICSB) World Conference on Entrepreneurship at a Global Crossroads. Dubai, UAE, 2015.