Pia Nilsson is an Associate Professor of economics. She defended her thesis on real estate and spatial economics at Jönköping International Business School in 2013. In addition to her employment at IFN, she is a researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Her research focuses on urban and regional economics, entrepreneurship, competitiveness, and the environment.
Some of the questions that Pia Nilsson tries to answer with her research:
- What factors affect the conditions for entrepreneurship in rural areas?
- How do climate change and extreme weather events affect business productivity and growth?
- How are career choices and renewal in family-owned businesses affected by access to capital through inheritance and gifts?
