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Niklas Elert

Niklas Elert defended his Ph.D. thesis Economic Dynamism - Essays on firm entry and firm growth in September 2014 at Örebro University. His research at IFN focused on entrepreneurship and firm dynamics. He is the author of a book, Människoapans Utmaning (Timbro) (The Challenge of The Human Ape), which deals with the relationship between economic growth and the environment. At IFN he has co-authored two books about the reforms that the European Union should undertake to promote entrepreneurship and innovation. Niklas was a full-time researcher at IFN during 2014–2022 and continued his research at the Institute of Retail Economics in Sweden (HFI).

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Journal Articles

20 May 2024 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (forthcoming). “The Profit Motive in the Classroom—Friend or Foe?”. Journal of School Choice. doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2024.2358603

29 August 2023 Deerfield, Amanda and Niklas Elert (2023). “Entrepreneurship and Regulatory Voids: The Case of Ridesharing”. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 47(5), 1568–1593. doi.org/10.1177/10422587221093300

29 June 2023 Elert, Niklas, Dan Johansson, Mikael Stenkula and Niklas Wykman (2023). “The Evolution of Owner-Entrepreneurs’ Taxation: Five Tax Regimes over a 160-Year Period”. Journal of Evolutionary Economics 33(2), 517–540. doi.org/10.1007/s00191-022-00798-z

30 September 2022 Boudreaux, Christopher J., Niklas Elert, Magnus Henrekson and David S. Lucas (2022). “Entrepreneurial Accessibility, Eudaimonic Well-Being, and Inequality”. Small Business Economics 59(3), 1061–1079. doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00569-3

19 September 2022 Elert, Niklas and Mikael Stenkula (2022). “Intrapreneurship: Productive and Non-Productive”. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 46(5), 1423–1439. doi.org/10.1177/1042258720964181

27 June 2022 Elert, Niklas and Erik Lundin (2022). “Gender and Climate Action”. Population and Environment 43(4), 470–499. doi.org/10.1007/s11111-022-00397-x

08 June 2021 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2021). “Innovative Entrepreneurship as a Collaborative Effort: An Institutional Framework”. Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship 17(4), 330–435. doi.org/10.1561/0300000098

08 February 2021 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2021). “Entrepreneurship Prompts Institutional Change in Developing Economies”. Review of Austrian Economics 34(1), 33–53. doi.org/10.1007/s11138-020-00501-0

01 August 2020 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2020). “Collaborative Innovation Blocs and Antifragility”. Journal of Institutional Economics 16(4), 537–552. doi.org/10.1017/S1744137420000065

01 January 2020 Elert, Niklas, Karolin Sjöö and Karl Wennberg (2020). “When Less Is More: Why Limited Entrepreneurship Education May Result in Better Entrepreneurial Outcomes”. International Review of Entrepreneurship 18(1), 1–32.

01 December 2019 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2019). “The Collaborative Innovation Bloc: A Reply to Our Commentators”. Review of Austrian Economics 32(4), 349–361. doi.org/10.1007/s11138-019-00456-x

01 December 2019 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2019). “The Collaborative Innovation Bloc: A New Mission for Austrian Economics”. Review of Austrian Economics 32(4), 295–320. doi.org/10.1007/s11138-019-00455-y

08 October 2019 Bjuggren, Carl Magnus and Niklas Elert (2019). “Gender Differences in Optimism”. Applied Economics 51(47), 5160–5173. doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1610714

01 August 2018 Dilli, Selin, Niklas Elert and Andrea M. Herrmann (2018). “Varieties of Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Institutional Foundations of Different Entrepreneurship Types through ‘Varieties–of–Capitalism’ Arguments”. Small Business Economics 51(2), 293–320. doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-0002-z

01 January 2017 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2017). “Status Quo Institutions and the Benefits of Institutional Deviations”. International Review of Entrepreneurship 15(1), 1–14.

01 January 2017 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2017). “Entrepreneurship and Institutions: A Bidirectional Relationship”. Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship 13(3), 191–263. doi.org/10.1561/0300000073

15 August 2016 Elert, Niklas, Magnus Henrekson and Joakim Wernberg (2016). “Two Sides to the Evasion: The Pirate Bay and the Interdependencies of Evasive Entrepreneurship”. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 5(2), 176–200. doi.org/10.1108/JEPP-01-2016-0001

01 June 2016 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2016). “Evasive Entrepreneurship”. Small Business Economics 47(1), 95–113. doi.org/10.1007/s11187-016-9725-x

01 February 2016 Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov, Niklas Elert and Dan Johansson (2016). “Are High–Growth Firms Overrepresented in High–Tech Industries?”. Industrial and Corporate Change 25(1), 1–21. doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtv035

01 March 2015 Elert, Niklas, Fredrik W. Andersson and Karl Wennberg (2015). “The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education in High School on Long–Term Entrepreneurial Performance”. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 111, 209–223. doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.12.020

Books

01 January 2019 Elert, Niklas, Magnus Henrekson and Mark Sanders (2019). The Entrepreneurial Society: A Reform Strategy for the European Union. Berlin: Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-59586-2

01 January 2017 Elert, Niklas, Magnus Henrekson and Mikael Stenkula (2017). Institutional Reform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – An Agenda for Europe. SpringerBriefs in Economics. Cham, CH: Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55092-3

Book Chapters

10 October 2022 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2022). “Innovationer och entreprenörer”. In Emanuel Örtengren (Ed.), Achtung Europa! Reformer för Europa nu (93–106).

11 May 2022 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2022). “Improved Framework Conditions for a More Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Resilient EU”. In Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Per Ekman, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim (Eds.), Routes to a Resilient European Union (15–38). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

25 April 2022 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2022). “Collaborative Innovation Blocs and Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy: An Ecosystem Perspective”. In Karl Wennberg and Christian Sandström (Eds.), Questioning the Entrepreneurial State. International Studies in Entrepreneurship, vol 53 (345–367). Cham: Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94273-1_18

10 February 2021 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2021). “Reformagenda: Bättre grundförutsättningar för ett entreprenöriellt, innovativt och uthålligt EU”. In Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim (Eds.), Vägar till ett uthålligt EU. Europaperspektiv 2021 (33–54).

01 January 2019 Elert, Niklas and Rasmus Rahm (2019). “Utformning och utvärdering av entreprenörskapsutbildningar”. In Karl Wennberg (Ed.), Entreprenörskap för en levande landsbygd (45–58). Växjö: Familjen Kamprads stiftelse.

Working Papers

06 May 2024 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2024). “Incentivizing Innovative Entrepreneurship in Quasi-Markets: Theory and Evidence from Sweden’s Schools and Nursing Homes”. IFN Working Paper No. 1489. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

30 June 2023 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2023). “The Profit Motive in the Classroom—Friend or Foe?”. IFN Working Paper No. 1468. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

06 May 2022 Elert, Niklas, Dan Johansson, Mikael Stenkula and Niklas Wykman (2022). “The Evolution of Owner-Entrepreneurs’ Taxation: Five Tax Regimes over a 160-Year Period”. IFN Working Paper No. 1429. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

24 March 2022 Deerfield, Amanda and Niklas Elert (2022). “Entrepreneurship and Regulatory Voids: The Case of Ridesharing”. IFN Working Paper No. 1426. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

13 October 2021 Boudreaux, Christopher J., Niklas Elert, Magnus Henrekson and David S. Lucas (2021). “Entrepreneurial Accessibility, Eudaimonic Well-Being, and Inequality”. IFN Working Paper No. 1410. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

22 September 2021 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2021). “Collaborative Innovation Blocs and Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy: An Ecosystem Perspective”. IFN Working Paper No. 1406. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

25 March 2021 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2021). “Improved Framework Conditions for a More Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Resilient EU”. IFN Working Paper No. 1384. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

26 October 2020 Elert, Niklas and Mikael Stenkula (2020). “Intrapreneurship: Productive, Unproductive, and Destructive”. IFN Working Paper No. 1367. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

24 June 2020 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2020). “Innovative Entrepreneurship as a Collaborative Effort: An Institutional Framework”. IFN Working Paper No. 1345. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

21 April 2020 Elert, Niklas and Erik Lundin (2020). “Gender and Climate Action”. IFN Working Paper No. 1332. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

05 March 2020 Elert, Niklas, Karolin Sjöö and Karl Wennberg (2020). “When Less Is More: Why Limited Entrepreneurship Education May Result in Better Entrepreneurial Outcomes”. IFN Working Paper No. 1322. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

02 January 2020 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2020). “Entrepreneurship Prompts Institutional Change in Developing Economies”. IFN Working Paper No. 1313. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

20 November 2019 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2019). “Collaborative Innovation Blocs and Antifragility”. IFN Working Paper No. 1306. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

10 June 2019 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2019). “The Collaborative Innovation Bloc: A Reply to our Commentators”. IFN Working Paper No. 1285. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

24 May 2019 Elert, Niklas, Erik Stam and Mikael Stenkula (2019). “Intrapreneurship and Trust”. IFN Working Paper No. 1280. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

25 April 2019 Bjuggren, Carl Magnus and Niklas Elert (2019). “Gender Differences in Optimism”. IFN Working Paper No. 1275. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

21 June 2018 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2018). “The Collaborative Innovation Bloc: A New Mission for Austrian Economics”. IFN Working Paper No. 1222. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

13 March 2018 Dilli, Selin, Niklas Elert and Andrea M. Herrmann (2018). “Varieties of Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Institutional Foundations of Different Entrepreneurship Types through ‘Varieties-of-Capitalism’ Arguments”. IFN Working Paper No. 1202. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

16 February 2017 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2017). “Entrepreneurship and Institutions: A Bidirectional Relationship”. IFN Working Paper No. 1153. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

26 January 2017 Elert, Niklas, Magnus Henrekson and Mikael Stenkula (2017). “Institutional Reform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: An Agenda for Europe”. IFN Working Paper No. 1150. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

08 December 2016 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2016). “Status Quo Institutions and the Benefits of Institutional Deviations”. IFN Working Paper No. 1144. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

21 March 2016 Dilli, Selin and Niklas Elert (2016). “The Diversity of Entrepreneurial Regimes in Europe”. IFN Working Paper No. 1118. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

06 January 2016 Elert, Niklas, Magnus Henrekson and Joakim Wernberg (2016). “Two Sides to the Evasion: The Pirate Bay and the Interdependencies of Evasive Entrepreneurship”. IFN Working Paper No. 1103. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

26 March 2015 Elert, Niklas, Fredrik Andersson and Karl Wennberg (2015). “The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education in High School on Long-Term Entrepreneurial Performance”. IFN Working Paper No. 1063. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

25 March 2015 Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov, Niklas Elert and Dan Johansson (2015). “Are High-Growth Firms Overrepresented in High-Tech Industries?”. IFN Working Paper No. 1062. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

22 October 2014 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2014). “Evasive Entrepreneurship”. IFN Working Paper No. 1044. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

Articles in Swedish

29 September 2023 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2023). “Välfärdsreformer gör vinstintresse till samhällsintresse”. Ekonomisk Debatt 51(6), 16–27.

17 August 2022 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2022). “Missionsorienterad innovationspolitik – en kritisk granskning”. Ekonomisk Debatt 50(5), 1–12.

01 January 2017 Elert, Niklas, Magnus Henrekson and Mikael Stenkula (2017). “Institutionella reformer för ett mer innovativt och entreprenöriellt Europa”. Ekonomisk Debatt 45(5), 33–44.

Op-Eds

29 April 2024 Lindblad, Hans et al. (2024). “113 sätt att göra Sverige rikare och mer effektivt”. Dagens Nyheter, April 29.

02 February 2023 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2023). “Välfärdsreformer gör vinstintresse till samhällsintresse”. Dagens Industri, February 2.

02 December 2019 Elert, Niklas, Magnus Henrekson and Mark Sanders (2019). “A Reform Strategy for an Entrepreneurial Europe”. Encompass Europe, December 2.

21 August 2019 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2019). “Så kan EU komma på fötter igen”. Dagens Industri, August 21.

Popular Science

11 April 2022 Elert, Niklas (2022). “Socialt utan tvingande lag”. Axess 2022(3), 40–43.

01 January 2018 Elert, Niklas (2018). “Basinkomst kan undergräva kapitalismens förmåga att skapa välstånd”. Review of Utopia för realister – Hur medborgarlön, öppna gränser och 15 timmars arbetsvecka kan bli verklighet by Rutger Bregman. Respons (5), 38–40.

31 August 2017 Elert, Niklas (2017). “Brödrostens vara eller icke vara”. Ekonomifakta, August 31.

13 January 2017 Elert, Niklas, Magnus Henrekson and Mikael Stenkula (2017). “Policy Brief on Institutional Reform for Enhanced Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Europe”. Policy Brief No. 02/2017. Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society (FIRES).

01 January 2017 Elert, Niklas (2017). “En inte så gyllene medelålder”. Review of The Innovation Illusion: How So Little Is Created by So Many Working So Hard, by Fredrik Erixon och Björn Weigel. Ekonomisk Debatt 44(5), 86–87.

Reports

29 April 2024 Lindblad, Hans et al. (2024). “Goda möjligheter till ökat välstånd”. Stockholm: Finansdepartementet.

02 February 2023 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2023). “Vinstintresset som samhällsintresse? Vinst, valfrihet och innovation i välfärden”.

15 February 2021 Elert, Niklas and Magnus Henrekson (2021). “Så blir EU mer innovativt och entreprenöriellt”. Tankesmedjan FriVärld, February 15.

01 January 2019 Elert, Niklas and Rasmus Rahm (2019). “Betalar sig entreprenörskapsutbildningar?”. In Johan Eklund (Ed.), Swedish Economic Forum Report 2019: Entreprenörskapsutbildning – går det att lära ut entreprenörskap? (31–43). Stockholm: Entreprenörskapsforum.

01 January 2016 Sjöö, Karolin, Niklas Elert and Karl Wennberg (2016). “Främja kvinnors företagande – utvärdering av insatser inom Entreprenörskap vid universitet och högskola”. Östersund: Tillväxtanalys.