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Jiajie Xu

Chris and Elise Klein Faculty Excellence Fellowship and Assistant Professor

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Finance
  • Chris and Elise Klein Faculty Excellence Fellowship, Finance

Research Interests

  • Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation, Corporate Finance

Selected Publications

Selected Presentations

  • "The Effect of Tax Incentives on Local Private Investments and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017," Accepted Speaker at Western Finance Association Meeting/Conference, June 2023.
  • "The Effect of Tax Incentives on Local Private Investments and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017," Accepted Speaker at NBER Summer Institute, July 2022.
  • "Do Place-Based Policies Promote Local Innovation and Entrepreneurship?," Accepted Speaker at Western Finance Association Meeting/Conference, June 2019.

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Xu, J. (Co-Investigator). EAGER: PBI: Paving the Path to Market: The Role of Place-Based Innovation in R&D Product Availability. National Science Foundation (NSF). Funded. September 2024 - September 2025.
  • Xu, J. (Principal Investigator). Early Career Scholars Award. University of Iowa. Funded. January 2023 - January 2024.

Working Papers