RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles, Books, and Book Chapters

"Entrepreneurship and Risk" with David B. Audretsch, forthcoming in Maria Minniti (ed.) Entrepreneurship, vol. 1, (Praeger, 2007).

"Tax Solutions to External Costs of Obesity", with Kenneth Stanton, David Levy, and Zoltan Acs, forthcoming in Zoltan Acs and Kenneth Stanton (eds.) Obesity, Business, and Public Policy, (Boston: Kluwer, 2006)

"R&D Intensity, Institutions and Firm Growth in Germany" with David Audretsch, forthcoming in Enrico Santarelli (ed.) Firm and Industrial Dynamics (2006).

"Can Institutional Change Impact High-Technology Firm Growth? Evidence from Germany's Neuer Markt" (2005), with David Audretsch, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Special Olympic Issue, vol. 25(1, 2).

"Finance, Control, and Profitability: An Evaluation of German Bank Influence" (2005) with Robert S. Chirinko, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 59(1), pp. 69-88.

"Bank Influence, Firm Performance and Survival" (2004), Corporate Ownership and Control, vol. 1 (2), pp. 65-71.

"Executive Compensation and Agency Costs in Germany" (2003) with Larry Goldberg, Journal of Banking and Finance, vol. 27(7), 1391-1410.

"A Comparison of Empirical Investment Equations Using Company Panel Data for France, Germany, Belgium, and the UK" (2003) with Stephen Bond, Jacques Mairesse, and Benoit Mulkay, Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 85 (1) pp. 153-165.

"Conflicts of Interests Between German Universal Banks and Firms" (2001) with Rajshree Agarwal, Economic Letters, vol. 72, pp. 225-232.

"Does Firm Size Matter? Evidence on the Impacts of Liquidity Constraints on Firm Investment Behavior in Germany," (2001) with David B. Audretsch, the International Journal of Industrial Organization, vol. 20, pp. 1-17.

"Market Linkages Between the US and Japan: An Application to the Fisheries Industry" (1999) with James Hastie and Dale Squires, Japan and the World Economy, vol. 11, pp. 517-530.

"Financing the German Mittelstand," (1997) with David B. Audretsch, Small Business Economics, vol. 9, pp. 97-110.

"Dividend Policy and Investment: Theory and Evidence from US Panel Data," (1996), Managerial and Decision Economics (MDE), vol. 17, pp. 1-9.

"Le Financement de la Mittelstand Allemande"(1996), with David B. Audretsch, Revue Internationale: Petite et Moyenne Enterprise (PME), vol. 8, no. 3-4, pp. 121-147.

"Banks, Finance and Investment in Germany: A Review Article," (1995), Small Business Economics, vol. 7, pp. 475-479.

"Bank Affiliations and Firm Capital Investment in Germany," (1994) with Horst Albach, IFO Studien: Zeitschrift fur Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung, Heft 1, pp. 1-15.

Book Reviews

"The Economic Ideas of Ordinary People," by David M. Levy (1993) for KYKLOS, vol. 46.

"Firms, Contracts and Financial Structure", by Oliver Hart, (1997), for the Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol. 11, pp. 260-261.

Monographs and Reports

"Economic Development, Technological Change and Firm Growth in Germany" (2003), forthcoming in the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Discussion Paper series.

"The New Economy in Germany and the US: Policy Challenges and Solutions" (2002) Policy Paper series of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS).

"New Economy Growth in Germany: So What's New?" (2002) with David Audretsch, University of Indiana Discussion Paper, May, ISSN 02-02.

"An Examination of the Relationship Between Firm Size, Growth, and Liquidity in the Neuer Markt" (2002), Deutsche Bundesbank Discussion Paper 15/02, Frankfurt Germany.

"Institutional Ownership, Agency Costs and Dividend Policy in Germany" (2002), with Richard Hofler and Junsoo Lee, University of Central Florida working paper, and forthcoming as a Deutsche Bundesbank Discussion Paper.

"What's New About the New Economy? An Explanation of Firm Size, Growth, and Liquidity", (2001) Policy Paper series of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), No. 16.

"A Discussion of Firm Level Investment and R&D in France and the United States: A Comparison" (2001) in Investing Today for the World of Tomorrow, Deutsche Bundesbank Editor, Springer Publishing, Berlin.

"Finance, Control, and Profitability: An Evaluation of German Bank Influence" (1998) with Robert S. Chirinko, economics working paper at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), No. 28, and also forthcoming as a Center for Economic Studies Ifo (CESifo) Working Paper series.

"Investment, Liquidity Constraints and Bank Relationships: Evidence from German Manufacturing Firms" (1998) chapter in book: Competition and Convergence in Financial Markets: The German and Anglo-Saxon Models, Advances in Finance, Investment, and Banking and Finance series, vol. 5, Elsevier Science Publishers.

"Financial Factors and Investment In Belgium, France, Germany and The UK: A Comparison Using Company Panel Data", Stephen Bond, Julie Elston, Jacques Mairesse and Benoit Mulkay, (1997), National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER) Working Paper Series, No. 5900.

"Financial Factors and Investment In Belgium, France, Germany and The UK: A Comparison Using Company Panel Data", Julie Elston, Stephen Bond, Jacques Mairesse and Benoit Mulkay, (1997), Social Science Working Paper 981, California Institute of Technology.

"Banking Relationships in Germany: Empirical Results and Policy Implications" Chirinko, Robert and Julie Ann Elston (1996), Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Research Working Paper 96-05.

"Investment, Liquidity Constraints and Bank Relationships: Evidence From German Manufacturing Firms", Julie Ann Elston, (1996), Discussion Paper Series of Financial Economics, Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Discussion Paper No. 1329.

"Finance, Control, and Profitability: An Evaluation of German Bank Influence", Robert S. Chirinko and Julie Ann Elston, (1996), Discussion Paper Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Fur Sozialforschung (WZB), FS IV 96-5, ISSN Nr.: 0722-6748.

"US Tax Reform and Investment: Reality and Rhetoric in the 1980's" (1995), (London: Ashgate Publishing).

"Does Firm Size Matter? Evidence on The Impacts of Liquidity Constraints on Firm Investment Behavior in Germany", David B Audretsch and Julie Ann Elston, (1994), Discussion Paper Series of Industrial Organization, Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Discussion Paper No. 1072.

"Bank Affiliations and Firm Capital Investment in Germany", Julie Ann Elston and Horst Albach, (1994), Discussion Paper Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Fur Sozialforschung (WZB), FS IV 94-10, ISSN Nr.: 0722-6748.

"Firm Ownership Structure and Investment: Theory and Evidence from German Panel Data", Julie Ann Elston, (1993), Discussion Papers, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Fur Sozialforschung, (WZB) FS IV 93-28, ISSN Nr.: 0722-6748.

"Are Capital Markets Perfect? Evidence from U.S. Panel Data", Julie Ann Elston, (1993), Discussion Papers, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Fur Sozialforschung (WZB), FS IV 93-7, ISSN Nr.: 0722-6748.

Conference Volumes

"Banking Relationships in Germany: Empirical Results and Policy Implications" (1996) with Bob Chirinko, in conference volume, Rethinking Bank Regulation: What Should Regulators Do?, pp. 239-255.

"Firm Financing and Institutional Structure in Germany" (1996), with David B. Audretsch, in Nutek Inc., Financing SME's, pp. 67-89.

RESEARCH PAPERS IN PROGRESS and UNDER REVIEW

Experimental Methods in Entrepreneurship Research (2006) with David Audretsch and Glenn Harrison, University of Central Florida working paper.

Characterizing the Entrepreneur (2006) with Lisa Rutstrom and Glenn Harrison, University of Central Florida working paper (http://www.bus.ucf.edu/wp/content/archives/05-30Glenn.pdf).

"On the European Dilemma: Matching Unemployment and Capital Accumulation in Germany" (2005) with O. Mikhail, University of Central Florida working paper, submitted.

"Dividend Policy, Agency Costs, and Institutional Ownership in Germany" (2005), with Richard Hofler and Junsoo Lee, University of Central Florida working paper, submitted.

"Valuation Differences under 3 Accounting Standards: Empirical Evidence from Germany's Neuer Markt" (2005) with Steve Thornburg and Alois Weidinger, submitted.

"Dividend Policy, Liquidity Constraints and Firm Investment in Germany" (2003), University of Central Florida working paper.

"Entrepreneurial Policy and Firm Performance in Europe: A Comparson of Italy and Germany" (2005) with Laura Rondi.
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