Magnus Henrekson
Encyclopedia
Magnus Henrekson, born 1958, is a professor of economics
and since 2005 he is president of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics
(IFN) in Stockholm
, Sweden
. Between 2001 and 2009 he was Jacob Wallenberg Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics
.
Henrekson’s research is empirically oriented. He got his Ph.D. from the University of Gothenburg in 1990. His dissertation dealt with empirical determinants of public sector growth. Since the end of the 1990s he has mostly examined the institutional determinants of the business climate.
In collaboration with Steven J. Davis at the University of Chicago
he has developed methods to test whether pertinent rules of the game have differential effects on different firms depending on their age, size, industry, ownership structure and capital intensity.
Throughout the 1990s he conducted several projects aimed at explaining cross-country growth differences, and more specifically he also tried to explain Sweden’s slow growth relative to other countries from the late 1960s until the mid 1990s.
In all the above fields he has published extensively both in international journals and in Sweden. Since the late 1980s he has been involved in the Swedish policy debate. He was a member of the SNS Economic Policy Group in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2006. Since 2006 he is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
(IVA).
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and since 2005 he is president of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Research Institute of Industrial Economics
The Research Institute of Industrial Economics is a research institute in economics based in Stockholm, Sweden. The institute conducts research in a number of areas, and for example on Globalization and Corporate Restructuring, Entrepreneurship, the Service Sector and the Electricity...
(IFN) in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Between 2001 and 2009 he was Jacob Wallenberg Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics or Handelshögskolan i Stockholm is one of Northern Europe's leading business schools. Its Masters in Management program is ranked no. 2 in Northern Europe and no. 13 in Europe by the Financial Times...
.
Henrekson’s research is empirically oriented. He got his Ph.D. from the University of Gothenburg in 1990. His dissertation dealt with empirical determinants of public sector growth. Since the end of the 1990s he has mostly examined the institutional determinants of the business climate.
In collaboration with Steven J. Davis at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
he has developed methods to test whether pertinent rules of the game have differential effects on different firms depending on their age, size, industry, ownership structure and capital intensity.
Throughout the 1990s he conducted several projects aimed at explaining cross-country growth differences, and more specifically he also tried to explain Sweden’s slow growth relative to other countries from the late 1960s until the mid 1990s.
In all the above fields he has published extensively both in international journals and in Sweden. Since the late 1980s he has been involved in the Swedish policy debate. He was a member of the SNS Economic Policy Group in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2006. Since 2006 he is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien , founded in 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
(IVA).