Regulations, Entrepreneurship and Firm Dynamics

Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum cordially invites scholars to submit paper proposals for a workshop that addresses the question of how regulations affect entrepreneurship and firm dynamics, two important preconditions for economic growth. The workshop will be held in Stockholm on August 22-24, 2013.

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Dr Steven Klepper, recipient of the 2011 Global Award, dies at 64.


Steven Klepper, the Hamerschlag Professor of Economics and Social Science at Carnegie Mellon University, passed away the 27th of May. The 2011 recipient of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research was a globally respected and recognized scholar and an appreciated teacher at Carnegie Mellon University. Read more »

Johanna Palmberg published in Corporate Governance: An International Review


Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum Research Director Johanna Palmberg's article Foreign Direct Investors as Change Agents: The Swedish Firm Experience, written together with Kathy Fogel, Wayne Lee and Kevin Lee has been accepted for publication in Corporate Governance: An International Review.  Read more »

Eklund published in European Journal of Law and Economics

Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum's Johan Eklund and Per-Olof Bjuggren, JIBS, article Property Rights and the Cost of Capital was published European Journal of Law and Economics, Volume 35,  April 2013. The Working Paper is published in our series. Read more »

Festive ceremony when Maryann Feldman received Global Award


On May 15, Professor Maryann Feldmann received the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research 2013. Swedish Minister for Finance Anders Borg, Professor Maria Strömme och businessman Melker Schörling, among others, participated in the seminar following the award ceremony.

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A competitive EU at the right price


To arrive at a lasting solution to the economic crisis and return to a robust growth trajectory, EU faces the challenge of increasing its competitiveness in the global economy. Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum invites you to a Brussels book launch and seminar on 29 May.

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