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Faculty - Bo Carlsson

Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics
Professor, Economics

Ph.D., Stanford University, 1972
M.A., Stanford University, 1970
B.A., Harvard College, 1968

What are the conditions in society that foster innovation? That’s the question that guides Bo Carlsson’s research into innovation systems. Recently, Bo has been studying the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth. Working with an international team, he has developed models of entrepreneurial activity in the macro economy and examined his model using international data. A related area of Bo’s research is the analysis of industry clusters: how they are formed and the role of entrepreneurship and public policy in their creation.

Interests

Teaching

Business as a Dynamic System; Global Economic Systems and Issues

Research

Bo Carlsson's research focuses on Industrial Dynamics, especially the nature and role of innovation systems and entrepreneurship in economic growth; the formation of industry clusters; intellectual property management and technology transfer

Selected Publications

  • Carlsson, B. (2011). In D.B. Audretsch, O. Falck, S. Heblich and A. Lederer (Ed.), New Knowledge: The Driving Force of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development (pp. 214-228). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Acs, Z. J., Braunerhjelm, P., Audretsch, D. B., Carlsson, B. (2010). In Zoltan J. Acs (Ed.), The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship (pp. 137-152). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Carlsson, B., Elg, L., Jacobsson, S. (2010). In Ruud E. Smits, Stefan Kuhlmann and Philip Shapira (Ed.), Reflections on the Co-Evolution of Innovation Theory, Policy and Practice: The Emergence of the Swedish Agency for Innovation systems (pp. 145-166). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Carlsson, B., Braunerhjelm, P., Acs, Z. J., Audretsch, D. B. (2010). The Missing Link: Knowledge Diffusion and Entrepreneurship in Endogenous Growth (2 ed., vol. 34, pp. 105-125). Small Business Economics.
  • Carlsson, B., Acs, Z. J., Audretsch, D. B., Braunerhjelm, P. (2009). Knowledge Creation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth, paper presented at the DRUID conference, Copenhagen, June 18-20, 2006 (with Z. Acs, D. Audretsch and P. Braunerhjelm). Revised February 2008. (6 ed., vol. 18, pp. 1193-1229). Industrial & Corporate Change.
  • Carlsson, B. (2009). In Magnus Henrekson (Ed.), Reflektioner om min tid på IUI (Reflections on my Time at the IUI) (vol. 70th anniversary volume, pp. 370-379). Stockholm: Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).
  • Carlsson, B., Acs, Z. J., Braunerhjelm, P., Audretsch, D. B. (2009). The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship (1 ed., vol. 32, pp. 15-30). Small Business Economics.
  • Acs, Z. J., Braunerhjelm, P., Audretsch, D. B., Carlsson, B. (2009). The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship (1 ed., vol. 32, pp. 15-30). Springer Verlag: Small Business Economics.
  • Carlsson, B., Dumitriu, M., Glass, J., Nard, C., Barrett, R. (2008). Intellectual Property (IP) Management: Organizational Processes and Structures, and the Role of IP Donations (1 ed., vol. 33, ). Journal of Technology Transfer.
  • Carlsson, B., Bergek, A., Jacobsson, S., Lindmark, S., Rickne, A. (2008). Analyzing the Functional Dynamics of Technological Innovation Systems: A Scheme of Analysis (4 ed., vol. 37, pp. 407-429). Research Policy.
  • Carlsson, B. (2007). In N. Karlson, Bj. Molleryd, D. Johansson (Ed.), IVA:s Storprojekt: En Tillampning av Den Dahmenska Ansatsen (IVA's Great Project: An Application of Dahmenian Analysis) (pp. 99-122). Dahmen Och Det Industriella Foretagandet (Stockholm: Ratio and IVA).
  • Carlsson, B., Braunerhjelm, P. (1998). Varfor Vaxer Foretagen i Ohio-Men Inte i Sverige? (Why do Firms Grow in Ohio--but not in Sweden?) Stockholm: CWRU Department of Economics and Research Institute of Industrial Economics, .
  • Carlsson, B. (1979). 70-Talets Ekonomiska Kris i Historisk Belysning (The Economic Crisis of the 70s in Historical Perspective) (3 ed., pp. 156-164). Ekonomisk Debatt.
  • Carlsson, B., Eliasson, G. (1979). Storningar i Anpassningen--Inflation Och Marknadssystemets Funktioner (Disturbances in the Adjustment--Inflation and the Functions of the Market System) (pp. 76-96). Chapter 4: Att Valja 80-Tal (op. cit.).
  • Carlsson, B. (1978). Granskning av Industriverkets Prognos for Industrins Elanvandning Under 1980-Och 1990-talen (Review of the Industrial Board's Forecasts for Inudstrial Energy Consumption in the 1980s and 1990s") (pp. 31-58). Appendix 2 in: Styrmedel och Energikommissionens Energibalanser. Bilagedel Till Slutrapport Fran Expertgruppen for Styrmedel (Policy Instruments and the Energy Commission's Energy Balances. Appendix Volume to the Final Report from the Expert Group for Policy Instruments).
  • Carlsson, B. (1977). Energipriser, Branschstruktur Och Teknologival: en Internationalelljamforelse ("Energy Price, Industrial Structure and Choice of Technology: An International Comparison,") (7 ed., vol. 5, pp. 464-472). Ekonomisk Debatt.
  • Carlsson, B., Jakobsson, U. (1976). Sveriges Ekonomi 1980-Utan Stalverk 80 (The Swedish Economy in 1980-Without Steelworks 80) (8 ed., vol. 4, pp. 492-496). Ekonomisk Debatt.
  • Carlsson, B., Normann, G. (1975). Beskattning Av Energi (Energy Taxation) Report to the Committee on Firm Taxation.
  • Carlsson, B., Wohlin, L. (1973). Kan Man Spara Energi?--En Kommentar Till Energiprognosutredningens Lagesrapport, ("Is it Possible to Save Energy?-A Comment on the Interim Report of the Committee on Energy Projections,") (6 ed., vol. 1, pp. 409-412). Ekonomisk Debatt.
  • Carlsson, B. (1973). Sveriges Import Fran Laglonelander (Swedish Imports from Low-Wage Countries) (vol. 40, pp. 1238-1242). Affarsvarlden.
  • Carlsson, B., Elg, L., Jacobsson, S. In S. Kuhlmann, P. Shapira and R. Smits (Ed.), Reflections on the Co-Evolution of Innovation Theory, Policy and Practice: The Emergence of the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems
  • Carlsson, B. Industrial Dynamics: A Review of the Literature 1990-1999 Industry and Innovation.

Presentations

  • Carlsson, B. DRUID Annual Conference, "New Knowledge: The Driving Force of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development", DRUID (Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics), Copenhagen, Denmark. (2009).
  • Carlsson, B. 11th Annual Conference on European Integration, "Entrepreneurship and Public Policy in Emerging Clusters", SNEE (Swedish Netowrk for European Studies in Economics and Business), Mölle, Sweden. (2009).
  • Carlsson, B. EDAMBA Winter Academy, "The Future of Doctoral Education in Management: Some Innovative Solutions", EDAMBA (European Doctoral Programmes in Management and Business Administration), Grenoble, France. (2009).
  • Carlsson, B. International Schumpeter Society Biennial conference, "Knowledge Creation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth", International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (2008).
  • Carlsson, B. 25th DRUID conference, "Industrial Dynamics: A Review of the Literature 1990-1999", Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID), Copenhagen, Denmark. (2008).
  • Carlsson, B. Presentation in recognition of appointment at Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, "Knowledge Creation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth", Weatherhead School of Management, CWRU. (2008).
  • Carlsson, B. EDAMBA Annual Conference, "Challenges for Doctoral Education in Management: A U.S. Perspective on PhD versus Professional Programs", European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA), Bratislava, Slovakia. (2007).

Academic and Professional Activities

  • Committee Member, International Planning Committee, 2009 - Present
  • Director, Executive Doctor of Management (EDM) Program, 2005 - Present