Pehr-Johan Norbäck

Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow

Pehr-Johan Norbäck is a IFN Senior Research Fellow. He received his doctorate at the University of Stockholm in 1998. His thesis was about multinational companies and how companies that are research intensive choose between placing production at home or abroad. Today, in addition to research at IFN, Pehr-Johan Norbäck is a guest lecturer at Stockholm University. He also teaches at the Swedish Program at Stockholm School of Economics.

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Contact

Pehr-Johan Norbäck

+46 (0)8 665 4522

+46 (0)73 574 3379

pehr-johan.norback@ifn.se

Research interests: Digitalization, Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Industrial economics, International investments, International trade, Private equity, venture capital, Technological change

Among the questions that Pehr-Johan Norbäck tries to answer with his research:

How do entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and established companies interact in the innovation process?
How do takeovers by private equity firms affect the restructuring of businesses? What are the effects on target firms, rivals and consumers?
How do cross-border mergers influence the restructuring of an industry? Do the effects vary with the investor’s home country?

Current writings

11 June 2024

Small Business Economics

Why Generative AI Can Make Creative Destruction More Creative But Less Destructive

Journal Article

by Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson

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10 June 2024

Small Business Economics

Risky Business: Venture Capital, Pivoting and Scaling

Journal Article

by Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson, Joacim Tåg

07 February 2024

Vad kan EU lära av Brexit?

Book Chapter

by Pehr-Johan Norbäck

Published at IFN

Journal Articles

11 June 2024 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2024). “Why Generative AI Can Make Creative Destruction More Creative But Less Destructive”. Small Business Economics 63(1), 349–377. doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00829-4

10 June 2024 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (forthcoming). “Risky Business: Venture Capital, Pivoting and Scaling”. Small Business Economics. doi.org/10.1007/s11187-024-00944-w

16 March 2022 Duanmu, Jing-Lin, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Jane Wenzhen Lu and Jeremy Clegg (2022). “Contraction under Minimum Wages? Operational and Financial Advantages of Multinational Subsidiaries in China”. International Business Review 31(2), 101936. doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101936

16 March 2021 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Per Skedinger and Jing-Lin Duanmu (2021). “Employment Protection and FDI Revisited: New Evidence from Micro Data”. World Economy 44(3), 645–670. doi.org/10.1111/twec.13087

05 February 2021 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Martin Olsson and Lars Persson (2021). “Talent Development and Labour Market Integration in European Football”. World Economy 44(2), 367–408. doi.org/10.1111/twec.13071

01 April 2020 Gardberg, Malin, Fredrik Heyman, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2020). “Digitization–Based Automation and Occupational Dynamics”. Economics Letters 189, 109032. doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109032

26 February 2020 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Charlotta Olofsson and Lars Persson (2020). “Acquisitions for Sleep”. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 20(2), 20190021. doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2019-0021

01 September 2019 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson and Fredrik Andersson (2019). “Has the Swedish Business Sector Become More Entrepreneurial than the U.S. Business Sector?”. Research Policy 48(7), 1809–1822. doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.04.007

01 August 2019 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2019). “The Turnaround of the Swedish Economy: Lessons from Large Business Sector Reforms”. World Bank Research Observer 34(2), 274–308. doi.org/10.1093/wbro/lky007

01 April 2019 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Rickard Hammarberg (2019). “Foreign Direct Investment, Source Country Heterogeneity and Management Practices”. Economica 86(342), 362–395. doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12294

01 April 2019 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2019). “Stock Market Impact of Cross–Border Acquisitions in Emerging Markets”. North American Journal of Economics and Finance 48, 346–363. doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2019.02.011

01 January 2019 Horn, Henrik and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2019). “Economic Aspects of International Investment Agreements”. American Review of International Arbitration 30(1), 11–34.

01 March 2018 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2018). “Does the Debt Tax Shield Distort Ownership Efficiency?”. International Review of Economics & Finance 54, 299–310. doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2017.09.012

01 March 2018 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2018). “Threatening to Buy: Private Equity Buyouts and Antitrust Policy”. Economics Letters 164, 31–34. doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2017.12.027

01 March 2018 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2018). “Who Creates Jobs and Who Creates Productivity? Small Versus Large Versus Young Versus Old”. Economics Letters 164, 50–57. doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2017.12.034

01 January 2018 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2018). “Private Equity Buyouts: Anti– or Pro–Competitive?”. Antitrust Chronicle 1(1), 1–5.

01 October 2017 Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika, Per Hjertstrand, Pehr‐Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson and Helder Vasconcelos (2017). “Why Entrepreneurs Choose Risky R&D Projects – But Still Not Risky Enough”. Economic Journal 127(605), F164–F199. doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12470

01 August 2017 Berg, Aron, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2017). “Cross–Border Mergers & Acquisitions with Financially Constrained Owners”. Review of World Economics 153(3), 433–456. doi.org/10.1007/s10290-017-0281-5

01 May 2017 Baziki, Selva Bahar, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2017). “Cross–Border Acquisitions and restructuring: Multinational Enterprises and Private Equity Firms”. European Economic Review 94, 166–184. doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2017.02.012

01 December 2016 Naughton, Helen, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Ayça Tekin-Koru (2016). “Aggregation Issues of Foreign Direct Investment Estimation in an Interdependent World”. World Economy 39(12), 2046–2073. doi.org/10.1111/twec.12388

01 September 2016 Larch, Mario, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Steffen Sirries and Dieter M. Urban (2016). “Heterogeneous Firms, Globalisation and the Distance Puzzle”. World Economy 39(9), 1307–1338. doi.org/10.1111/twec.12303

01 May 2016 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Roger Svensson (2016). “Creative Destruction and Productive Preemptive Acquisitions”. Journal of Business Venturing 31(3), 326–343. doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2016.03.001

01 November 2015 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Ayça Tekin-Koru and Andreas Waldkirch (2015). “Multinational Firms and Plant Divestiture”. Review of International Economics 23(5), 811–845. doi.org/10.1111/roie.12199

01 November 2014 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tå̊g (2014). “Acquisitions, Entry, and Innovation in Oligopolistic Network Industries”. International Journal of Industrial Organization 37, 1–12. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2014.07.003

01 September 2014 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Robin Douhan (2014). “Entrepreneurship Policy and Globalization”. Journal of Development Economics 110, 22–38. doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.04.006

01 May 2014 Haufler, Andreas, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2014). “Entrepreneurial Innovations and Taxation”. Journal of Public Economics 113, 13–31. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.03.002

01 May 2014 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2014). “Born to be Global and the Globalisation Process”. World Economy 37(5), 672–689. doi.org/10.1111/twec.12132

01 September 2013 Fabrizi, Simona, Steffen Lippert, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2013). “Venture Capitalists and the Patenting of Innovations”. Journal of Industrial Economics 61(3), 623–659. doi.org/10.1111/joie.12028

01 December 2012 Friberg, Richard, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2012). “Ex Post Merger Evaluations and Strategic Pre–Merger Investments”. Journal of Competition Law and Economics 8(4), 831–848. doi.org/10.1093/joclec/nhs027

01 October 2012 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2012). “Privatization, Investment and Ownership Efficiency”. Oxford Economic Papers 64(4), 765–786. doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpr053

01 August 2012 Bertrand, Olivier, Katariina Nilsson Hakkala, Pehr‐Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2012). “Should Countries Block Foreign Takeovers of R&D Champions and Promote Greenfield Entry?”. Canadian Journal of Economics 45(3), 1083–1124. doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5982.2012.01728.x

01 April 2012 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2012). “Entrepreneurial Innovations, Competition and Competition Policy”. European Economic Review 56(3), 488–506. doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2011.12.001

01 March 2011 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan (2011). “Subsidizing Away Exports? A Note on R&D–policy Towards Multinational Firms”. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 11(1), 25–42. doi.org/10.1007/s10842-009-0061-6

01 November 2009 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Jonas Vlachos (2009). “Cross–Border Acquisitions and Taxes: Efficiency and Tax Revenues”. Canadian Journal of Economics 42(4), 1473–1500. doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5982.2009.01554.x

01 January 2009 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2009). “The Organization of the Innovation Industry: Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists and Oligopolists”. Journal of the European Economic Association 7(6), 1261–1290. doi.org/10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.6.1261

01 January 2009 Davies, Ronald B., Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Ayça Tekin-Koru (2009). “The Effect of Tax Treaties on Multinational Firms: New Evidence from Microdata”. World Economy 32(1), 77–110. doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2009.01158.x

01 December 2008 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2008). “Cross–Border Mergers & Acquisitions Policy in Service Markets”. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 8, 269–293. doi.org/10.1007/s10842-008-0038-x

01 May 2008 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2008). “Globalization and Profitability of Cross–border Mergers & Acquisitions”. Economic Theory 35(2), 241–266. doi.org/10.1007/s00199-007-0237-4

01 March 2008 Modén, Karl-Markus, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2008). “Efficiency and Ownership Structure: The Case of Poland”. World Economy 31(3), 437–460. doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01065.x

01 January 2008 Nilsson Hakkala, Katariina, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Helena Svaleryd (2008). “Asymmetric Effects of Corruption on FDI: Evidence from Swedish Multinational Firms”. Review of Economics and Statistics 90(4), 627–642. doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1162/rest.90.4.627

01 July 2007 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2007). “Investment Liberalization – Why a Restrictive Cross–Border Merger Policy can be Counterproductive”. Journal of International Economics 72(2), 366–380. doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2006.09.004

01 October 2006 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2006). “Endogenous Asset Ownership Structures in Deregulated Markets”. European Economic Review 50(7), 1729–1752. doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2005.06.006

01 December 2005 Braconier, Henrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Dieter Urban (2005). “Multinational Enterprises and Wage Costs: Vertical FDI Revisited”. Journal of International Economics 67(2), 446–470. doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2004.08.011

01 November 2005 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2005). “Privatization Policy in an International Oligopoly”. Economica 72(288), 635–653. doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2005.00436.x

01 September 2005 Braconier, Henrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Dieter Urban (2005). “Reconciling the Evidence on the Knowledge–Capital Model”. Review of International Economics 13(4), 770–786. doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9396.2005.00536.x

01 March 2004 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2004). “Privatization and Foreign Competition”. Journal of International Economics 62(2), 409–416. doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1996(03)00049-7

01 August 2001 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan (2001). “Multinational Firms, Technology and Location”. Journal of International Economics 54(2), 449–469. doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1996(00)00092-1

01 June 2001 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan (2001). “Cumulative Effects of Labor Market Distortions in a Developing Country”. Journal of Development Economics 65(1), 135–152. doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3878(01)00131-6

Books

01 January 2016 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2016). “Digitaliseringens dynamik – en ESO–rapport om strukturomvandlingen i svenskt näringsliv”. Stockholm: Finansdepartementet.

01 January 2013 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2013). Var skapas jobben? En ESO–rapport om dynamiken i svenskt näringsliv 1990 till 2009. Stockholm: Finansdepartementet.

Book Chapters

07 February 2024 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan (2024). “Vad kan EU lära av Brexit?”. In Björn Lundqvist, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim (Eds.), (81–106).

31 March 2021 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2021). “Digitalisation, Productivity and Jobs: A European Perspective”. In Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Karin Leijon, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim (Eds.), The European Union and the Technology Shift (135–159). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

01 January 2020 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2020). “Digitalieringen, produktiviteten och jobben – ett europeiskt perspektiv”. In Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Michalski, Anna and Lars Oxelheim (Eds.), EU och teknologiskiftet. Europaperspektiv 2020 (149–175). Stockholm: Santérus Förlag.

Working Papers

22 February 2023 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2023). “Why Big Data Can Make Creative Destruction More Creative – But Less Destructive ”. IFN Working Paper No. 1454. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

18 November 2022 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan , Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2022). “Risky Business: Venture Capital, Pivoting and Scaling”. IFN Working Paper No. 1444. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

11 February 2021 Heyman, Fredrik , Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2021). “Automation, Work and Productivity: The Role of Firm Heterogeneity”. IFN Working Paper No. 1382. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

12 September 2019 Gardberg, Malin, Fredrik Heyman, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2019). “Digitization-Based Automation and Occupational Dynamics”. IFN Working Paper No. 1299. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

28 February 2019 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2019). “Stock Market Impact of Cross-Border Acquisitions in Emerging Markets”. IFN Working Paper No. 1267. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

22 November 2018 Horn, Henrik and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2018). “A Non-Technical Introduction to Economic Aspects of International Investment Agreements”. IFN Working Paper No. 1250. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

06 February 2018 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2018). “Threatening to Buy: Private Equity Buyouts and Antitrust Policy”. IFN Working Paper No. 1199. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

20 November 2017 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2017). “Who Creates Jobs and Who Creates Productivity? Small versus Large versus Young versus Old”. IFN Working Paper No. 1189. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

30 October 2017 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Roger Svensson (2017). “Verifying High Quality: Entry for Sale”. IFN Working Paper No. 1186. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

22 June 2017 Hjertstrand, Per, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2017). “The Educated Underdog Becomes the Ultimate Superstar”. IFN Working Paper No. 1176. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

15 May 2017 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2017). “Talent, Career Choice and Competition: The Gender Wage Gap at the Top”. IFN Working Paper No. 1169. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

21 December 2016 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson and Fredrik Andersson (2016). “Has the Swedish Business Sector Become More Entrepreneurial than the U.S. Business Sector?”. IFN Working Paper No. 1147. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

31 May 2016 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Martin Olsson and Lars Persson (2016). “Talent Development and Labour Market Integration: The Case of EU Football”. IFN Working Paper No. 1126. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

01 September 2015 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2015). “The Turnaround of Swedish Industry: Reforms, Firm Diversity and Job and Productivity Dynamics”. IFN Working Paper No. 1079. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

28 January 2015 Baziki, Selva, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2015). “Cross-Border Acquisitions and Restructuring: Multinational Enterprises and Private Equity Firms”. IFN Working Paper No. 1057. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

25 September 2014 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Rickard Hammarberg (2014). “Foreign Direct Investment, Source Country Heterogeneity and Management Practices”. IFN Working Paper No. 1041. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

05 March 2013 Larch, Mario, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Steffen Sirries and Dieter Urban (2013). “Heterogeneous Firms, Globalization and the Distance Puzzle”. IFN Working Paper No. 957. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

25 October 2012 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Jing-Lin Duanmu and Per Skedinger (2012). “Employment Protection and Multinational Enterprises: Theory and Evidence from Micro Data ”. IFN Working Paper No. 935. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

24 September 2012 Berg, Aron, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2012). “International Mergers with Financially Constrained Owners ”. IFN Working Paper No. 927. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

18 September 2012 Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson and Helder Vasconcelos (2012). “Why Entrepreneurs Choose Risky R&D Projects – But Still Not Risky Enough”. IFN Working Paper No. 926. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

02 January 2012 Haufler, Andreas, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2012). “Entrepreneurial Innovations and Taxation”. IFN Working Paper No. 896. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

06 April 2011 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2011). “Acquisitions, Entry and Innovation in Oligopolistic Network Industries”. IFN Working Paper No. 867. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

11 June 2010 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2010). “Does the Debt Tax Shield Distort Ownership Efficiency?”. IFN Working Paper No. 841. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

19 May 2010 B. Davies, Ronald, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Ayça Tekin-Koru (2010). “The Effect of Tax Treaties on Multinational Firms: New Evidence from Microdata”. IFN Working Paper No. 833. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

19 May 2010 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan (2010). “Subsidizing Away Exports? A Note on R&D-policy towards Multinational Firms”. IFN Working Paper No. 832. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

02 January 2010 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Joacim Tåg (2010). “Buying to Sell: A Theory of Buyouts”. IFN Working Paper No. 817. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

24 August 2009 Douhan, Robin, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2009). “Entrepreneurship Policy and Globalization”. IFN Working Paper No. 807. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

10 June 2009 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Roger Svensson (2009). “Creative Destruction and Productive Preemption”. IFN Working Paper No. 799. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

02 January 2009 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2009). “The Organization of the Innovation Industry: Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists and Oligopolists”. IFN Working Paper No. 783. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

13 November 2008 Friberg, Richard, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2008). “Getting a Better Price: Strategic Behavior before Changes in Ownership of Corporate Assets”. IFN Working Paper No. 777. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

06 November 2008 Fabrizi, Simona, Steffen Lippert, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2008). “Venture Capitalists, Asymmetric Information, and Ownership in the Innovation Process”. IFN Working Paper No. 776. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

17 October 2008 Bertrand, Olivier, Katariina Nilsson Hakkala, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2008). “Should R&D Champions be Protected from Foreign Takeovers?”. IFN Working Paper No. 772. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

10 April 2008 Friberg, Richard, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2008). “Privatization, Investment and Ownership Efficiency”. IFN Working Paper No. 744. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

08 April 2008 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2008). “Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions Policy in Service Markets”. IFN Working Paper No. 743. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

13 April 2007 Modén, Karl-Markus, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2007). “Efficiency and Ownership Structure – The Case of Poland”. IFN Working Paper No. 703. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

30 January 2007 Bertrand, Olivier, Katariina Hakkala and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2007). “Cross-Border Acquisition or Greenfield Entry: Does it Matter for Affiliate R&D?”. IFN Working Paper No. 693. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

22 September 2006 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2006). “Entrepreneurial Innovations, Competition and Competition Policy”. IFN Working Paper No. 670. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

13 June 2006 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2006). “Investment Liberalization - Why a Restrictive Cross-Border Merger Policy can be Counterproductive”. IFN Working Paper No. 666. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

09 March 2006 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Jonas Vlachos (2006). “Cross-Border Acquisitions and Corporate Taxes: Efficiency and Tax Revenues”. IFN Working Paper No. 663. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

09 June 2005 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2005). “Investment Liberalization - Why a Restrictive Cross-Border Merger Policy can be Counterproductive”. IFN Working Paper No. 644. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

11 May 2005 Hakkala, Katariina, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Helena Svaleryd (2005). “Asymmetric Effects of Corruption on FDI: Evidence from Swedish Multinational Firms”. IFN Working Paper No. 641. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

02 September 2004 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2004). “The Organization of the Innovation Industry: Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, and Oligopolists”. IFN Working Paper No. 626. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

14 June 2004 Ganslandt, Mattias and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2004). “Do Mergers Result in Collusion?”. IFN Working Paper No. 621. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

25 November 2003 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2003). “Privatization Policy in an International Oligopoly”. IFN Working Paper No. 608. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

11 November 2003 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2003). “Privatization and Restructuring in Concentrated Markets”. IFN Working Paper No. 605. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

27 October 2003 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2003). “Endogenous Asset Ownership Structures in Deregulated Markets”. IFN Working Paper No. 604. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

31 January 2003 Braconier, Henrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Dieter Urban (2003). “Reconciling the Evidence on the Knowledge Capital Model”. IFN Working Paper No. 590. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

24 April 2002 Braconier, Henrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Dieter Urban (2002). “Vertical FDI Revisited”. IFN Working Paper No. 579. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

10 January 2002 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2002). “Cross-Border Acquisitions and Greenfield Entry”. IFN Working Paper No. 570. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

19 December 2001 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2001). “Investment Liberalization - Who Benefits from Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitons?”. IFN Working Paper No. 569. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

04 September 2000 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2000). “Privatization and Foreign Competition”. IFN Working Paper No. 545. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

03 March 2000 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2000). “Privatization as a part of Liberalization Program in an International Oligopoly”. IFN Working Paper No. 532. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

23 March 1999 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan (1999). “Multinational Firms, Technology and Location ”. IFN Working Paper No. 512. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

19 January 1999 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan (1999). “Cumulative Effects of Labor Market Distortions ”. IFN Working Paper No. 520. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

Articles in Swedish

25 November 2022 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Henning Ottmer and Lars Persson (2022). “Företagsomställning och strukturomvandling i samband med ekonomiska kriser”. Ekonomisk Debatt 50(8), 16–30.

28 October 2022 Kärnä, Anders, Dagmar Müller, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Martin Olsson and Lars Persson (2022). “Familjeföretagens betydelse för motståndskraften och omställningskraften i näringslivet”. Ekonomisk Debatt 50(7), 14–26.

01 January 2020 Horn, Henrik and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2020). “Modernisera Sveriges investeringsskyddsavtal”. Ekonomisk Debatt 48(3), 24–36.

01 January 2018 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck och Lars Persson (2018). ”Produktmarknadskonkurrens och skillnader i löner mellan kvinnliga och manliga chefer”. Ekonomisk Debatt 46(4), 43–53.

01 January 2008 Herzing, Mathias, Pehr-Johan Norbäck och Lars Persson (2008). ”Utländska direktinvesteringar: Effekter på det inhemska näringslivet”. Ekonomisk Debatt 36(2), 57–72.

01 January 2005 Norbäck, Pehr‐Johan (2005). “Fusioner är nödvändiga”. Axess 4(7), 18–20.

Op-Eds

18 January 2024 Persson, Lars, Karin Edmark, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Erik Prawitz (2024). “Sverige måste stå emot ropen på handelshinder”. Dagens Nyheter, January 18.

14 November 2023 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2023). “Nästa ekonomiska kris kräver mer än stödpolitik”. Dagens Nyheter, November 14.

14 January 2022 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2022). “Artificiell intelligens skapar ny utflyttningsvåg av jobb”. Dagens Nyheter, January 14.

02 May 2021 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Martin Olsson and Lars Persson (2021). “Dålig konkurrens på den europeiska fotbollsmarknaden”. Dagens Industri, May 2.

27 October 2019 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2019). “Konkurrenslagstiftning nyckeln till svenska entreprenörers framgång”. Dagens Industri, October 27.

10 May 2019 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2019). “Är Sveriges tid som stormakt i entreprenörskap över?”. Dagens Nyheter, May 10.

16 June 2016 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2016). “Digitalisering har gynnat Sverige”. Svenska Dagbladet, June 16.

04 June 2013 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2013). “Stöd till småföretag skapar inte fler jobb”. Svenska Dagbladet, June 4.

20 May 1999 Modén, Karl-Markus and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (1999). “Barockt metodfel i HUIs undersökning”. TT Nyhetsbanken, May 20.

03 November 2018 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Roger Svensson (2018). “Early Entry to Verify Quality Stimulates Breakthrough Innovations”. VoxEU.org, CEPR Policy Portal, November 3.

06 September 2018 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2018). “How the Market Can Help Break the Glass Ceiling for Women in Management”. ProMarket Blog, September 6.

23 January 2017 Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika, Per Hjertstrand, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Lars Persson and Helder Vasconcelos (2017). “Fostering Breakthrough Entrepreneurship”. VoxEU.org, January 23.

Reports

20 January 2024 Persson, Lars, Karin Edmark, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Erik Prawitz (2024). “SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2024: Productivity Growth in the Swedish Business Sector”. Stockholm: SNS.

18 January 2024 Persson, Lars, Karin Edmark, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Erik Prawitz (2024). “Konjunkturrådets rapport 2024. Näringslivets produktivitetsutveckling”.

14 November 2023 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2023). “Strukturomvandling under ekonomiska kriser - var covidkrisen annorlunda?”. Stockholm: Fores.

25 October 2023 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2023). “Hur påverkar regulatoriska sandlådor konkurrensen?”. Stockholm: Konkurrensverket.

16 February 2023 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2023). “Internationell handel, miljön och klimatet”.

29 November 2021 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2021). “Ekonomiska krisers dynamik – en ESO-rapport om företagsomställning och strukturomvandling”.

29 April 2019 Horn, Henrik and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2019). “International Investment Agreements – Efficient Means to Promote Swedish Growth?”.

01 January 2019 Persson, Lars and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2019). “Marknadskoncentration och korsägande av företag”. Stockholm: Konkurrensverket.

01 January 2014 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2014). “Produktmarknadskonkurrens och diskriminering – Teori och empiri”.

01 January 2012 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2012). “Konkurrens– och effektivitetseffekter av privatiseringar. Teori och empiri”.

14 September 2006 Herzing, Mathias, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2006). “Effektivitetseffekter av utländska direktinvesteringar - En översikt av nationalekonomisk forskning”.

Other Publications

01 May 2013 Hammarberg, Rickard, Fredrik Heyman, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2013). “Kompletterande tabell- och figurdokument till Jobbdynamiken i svenskt näringsliv 1990 till 2009”. Stockholm: IFN.

Dissertations

01 August 1998 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan (1998). Multinational Firms, Technology and Location. Doctoral Dissertation. Department of Economics, Stockholm University.

Policy Papers (discontinued)

02 May 2018 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2018). “Digitalisering och produktivitet – en forskningsöversikt”. IFN Policy Paper No. 83. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

01 November 2015 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2015). “The Turnaround of the Swedish Economy: Lessons from Large Business Sector Reforms”. IFN Policy Paper No. 73. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

16 June 2014 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2014). “Produktivitet och företagsdynamik i svenskt näringsliv 1996 till 2009”. IFN Policy Paper No. 65. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

04 June 2013 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2013). “Jobbdynamiken i svenskt näringsliv 1990 till 2009 – teori och empiri”. IFN Policy Paper No. 60. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

22 February 2013 Heyman, Fredrik and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2013). “Utlandsägande och utländska uppköp: Vilken betydelse har huvudägarens hemvist?”. IFN Policy Paper No. 61. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

24 September 2009 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Dieter Urban (2009). “Trade and FDI: Substitutability vs. Complementarity Revisited”. IFN Policy Paper No. 29. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

IFN Newsletter

24 November 2020 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2020). “Microeconomic Reforms and Business Transformation: Some Lessons from Sweden”. IFN Newsletter (2), 1–4.

01 May 2019 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Lars Persson and Roger Svensson (2019). “Start-ups for sale!”. IFN Newsletter (1), 1–4.

01 March 2013 Heyman, Fredrik, Lars Persson and Pehr-Johan Norbäck (2013). “Effekter av privatiseringar på konkurrens och effektivitet”. Nyheter från IFN: Ny ekonomisk forskning (2), 1–9.

01 February 2013 Heyman, Fredrik, Pehr-Johan Norbäck and Lars Persson (2013). “Effects of Privatisation on Competition and Efficiency”. IFN Newsletter (2), 1–9.

01 May 2006 Norbäck, Pehr-Johan and Lars Persson (2006). “Vem ska äga innovativa idéer under processen från uppfinning till kommersialisering?”. IFN:s Nyhetsbrev (1), 1–4.

Contact

Pehr-Johan Norbäck

+46 (0)8 665 4522

+46 (0)73 574 3379

pehr-johan.norback@ifn.se

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Pehr-Johan Norbäck does research in three main areas: (i) Mergers and acquisitions on international concentrated markets, (ii) Testing the theory of international trade and investments and (iii) Entrepreneurship and the product market.