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Working Papers

2021

1. Career trajectories in retail and wholesale - A sequential approach
   HFI Working Papers, Institute of Retail Economics (Handelns Forskningsinstitut)

2020

2. Towards a life after retail? The relationship between human capital and career outcomes in retail
   HFI Working Papers, Institute of Retail Economics (Handelns Forskningsinstitut)

2017

3. One cow per poor family: effects on consumption and crop production in Rwanda
   Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies

2015

4. The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
   Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article The geography of innovation and entrepreneurship, The Annals of Regional Science, Springer (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
5. The location of new firms - Influence of commuting behaviour
   Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Location of New Firms: Influence of Commuting Behaviour, Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (4) (2017)

2014

6. Determinants of self-employment among commuters and non-commuters
   Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Determinants of self-employment among commuters and non-commuters, Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
7. Diversified experience, benefits to the individual and the firm
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
8. EFFECTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL ON THE GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF SWEDISH BUSINESSES
   Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies
   See also Journal Article Effects of Human Capital on the Growth and Survival of Swedish Businesses, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2013

9. Banks and New Firm Formation
   Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (7)
10. Determinants of entrepreneurship. Is it all about the individual or the region?
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (8)
11. Exploration of Wisdom Ages: Firm survival
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies
12. Regional Variation of Returns to Education
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies
13. The Influence of Diversity on the Formation, Survival and Growth of New Firms
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (3)
14. Who says life is over after 55? - New firm formation and an ageing population
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (5)
15. Who says life is over after 55? Entrepreneurship and an aging population
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (6)

2011

16. Location of Talent
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2009

17. Returns to Higher Education - a regional perspective
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (2)
    See also Chapter Returns to higher education: a regional perspective, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2014) (2014)

2008

18. Human Capital and New Firm Formation
    CISEG Working Papers Series, Jönköping International Business School, Centre for Innovation Systems, Entrepreneurship and Growth View citations (12)

2007

19. INNOVATION POLICY INSTRUMENTS
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (4)
20. THE LISBON AGENDA FROM 2000 TO 2010
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Sexual orientation, entrepreneurship, and firm survival
   Small Business Economics, 2025, 64, (4), 2105-2132

2024

2. Ageing places: convergence and the role of the foreign population
   Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (5), 922-937
3. An empirical application of herding behavior and compliance in the COVID‐19 crisis
   Kyklos, 2024, 77, (2), 428-457

2023

4. In the Eye of the Storm: Entrepreneurs and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Crisis
   Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2023, 47, (3), 751-787 View citations (1)

2022

5. Labor force diversity and new firm formation
   The Annals of Regional Science, 2022, 68, (1), 9-28 View citations (2)

2021

6. Family-managed firms and local export spillovers: evidence from Spanish manufacturing firms
   European Planning Studies, 2021, 29, (3), 468-492 View citations (8)
7. The occupational trajectories and outcomes of forced migrants in Sweden. Entrepreneurship, employment or persistent inactivity?
   Small Business Economics, 2021, 56, (3), 963-983 View citations (10)

2020

8. Age of managers and employees – Firm survival
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 15, (C) View citations (2)
9. Labor force diversity and firm survival
   Journal of Regional Science, 2020, 60, (5), 903-928 View citations (13)
10. New editors-in-chief and 40th anniversary of RRR
    Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, 2020, 40, (1), 1-2
    Also in Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, 2022, 42, (1), 95-96 (2022)

2019

11. One cow per poor family: Effects on the growth of consumption and crop production
    World Development, 2019, 114, (C), 1-12 View citations (4)
12. Roots to Grow: Family Firms and Local Embeddedness in Rural and Urban Contexts
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2019, 43, (2), 360-385 View citations (54)

2018

13. Access to banks and external capital acquisition: perceived innovation obstacles
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2018, 61, (1), 161-187 View citations (13)
14. Entrepreneurship and Age Across Time and Space
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2018, 109, (3), 371-385 View citations (4)
15. The role of cultural heritage in attracting skilled individuals
    Journal of Cultural Economics, 2018, 42, (1), 111-138 View citations (27)

2017

16. Innovation in the hospitality industry
    Tourism Economics, 2017, 23, (8), 1591-1614 View citations (7)
17. Location of New Firms: Influence of Commuting Behaviour
    Growth and Change, 2017, 48, (4), 682-699 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The location of new firms - Influence of commuting behaviour, Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2016

18. Determinants of self-employment among commuters and non-commuters
    Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95, (4), 755-774 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Determinants of self-employment among commuters and non-commuters, Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
19. Effects of Human Capital on the Growth and Survival of Swedish Businesses
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2016, 46, (01) View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper EFFECTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL ON THE GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF SWEDISH BUSINESSES, Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation (2014) (2014)

2015

20. Contextualizing small family firms: How does the urban–rural context affect firm employment growth?
    Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2015, 6, (4), 247-258 View citations (21)
21. The geography of innovation and entrepreneurship
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2015, 55, (1), 1-6 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2014

22. Human capital in firms and regions: Impact on firm productivity
    Papers in Regional Science, 2014, 93, (3), 557-575 View citations (31)
23. Returns to Education across the Urban-Rural Hierarchy
    The Review of Regional Studies, 2014, 44, (1), 33-59 View citations (2)

Edited books

2019

1. Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Aging
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (4)

Chapters

2021

1. The Importance of the Hospitality Sector in Integrating Foreign-Born Individuals in Sweden
   Springer View citations (2)

2014

2. Returns to higher education: a regional perspective
   Chapter 10 in Knowledge, Innovation and Space, 2014, pp 237-264
   See also Working Paper Returns to Higher Education - a regional perspective, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies (2009) View citations (2) (2009)