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Magnus Lodefalk

Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: Örebro University School of Business

Email: bWFnbnVzLmxvZGVmYWxrO29ydS5zZQ==

Phone: +46 722 217340

Room: N4004

Research subject

Economics

Research environments

Economics and Statistics

About Magnus Lodefalk

Magnus Lodefalk is an associate professor and senior lecturer in economics. Lodefalk is also affiliated to the Ratio research institute and the Global Labor Organization. He has initiated the research lab AI-Econ Lab at Örebro University. He also co-directs the research group EFGI, and the transcontinental research and educational network Trade and Investment in Services Associates (TIISA). Lodefalk's own web page: www.magnuslodefalk.com

Research focus

Firms' foreign trade, trade policy, international networks and firms' internationalisation, migration, servicification of manufacturing, artificial intelligence, offshoring, applied economic analysis, entrepreneurship, labour market

Selected work in progress

Artificial intelligence and the labour market (www.ai-econlab.com)
Jobs, foreign trade and foreign direct investment (with Kyvik Nordås and Tang)
Migration and offshoring (with Hatzigeorgiou, Karpaty and Kneller)
Firms' export-financing (with Tang et al)

Teaching

Corporate Finance, main lecturer, advanced level
Scientific Method (parts on applied econometrics using Stata), teaching, basic level
Thesis supervision, BSc/MSc level
Economic Analysis, teaching, basic level
The International Trading System, initiator and main lecturer, advanced level (dormant)

Profiles

LinkedIn | RePEc | Google Scholar | Research Gate

Short bio

Magnus Lodefalk is an associate professor at Örebro University. He holds a PhD in economics from Örebro University and a BSc in economics from Stockholm University and a BA in political science from Linnaeus University. During his education he has studied at the University of Nottingham, Western University and Exeter University. In 2013, Lodefalk was awarded the prestigious Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelieus three year post-doctoral research grant in economics. Until the end of 2014, Lodefalk was also a senior advisor at the Swedish National Board of Trade.

Lodefalk's current research is focused on structural changes in business - such as the servicification of manufacturing and the entry of artificial intelligence (AI) in various industries - and on the drivers, barriers and effects of firm growth and globalisation.

Lodefalk has broad experience of analysis of structural economic change, internationalisation and trade policy, including the WTO. He has also headed capacity building in the area as well as lectured extensively on issues related to international economics. In recent years, he has become increasingly interested in the drivers and barriers to firm growth and internationalisation as well as implications for the labour market.

His works are published in established academic journals and have been drawn upon by international organisations and the Swedish government. Lodefalk has extensive networks both nationally and internationally, primarily in academia, government and international organisations.

More information

Lodefalk's CV.

Lodefalk's personal web page.

Active projects

Completed projects

Research groups

Publications

Articles in journals

Baccini, L. , Lodefalk, M. & Sabolová, R. (2024). Economic Determinants of Attitudes Toward Migration: Firm-level Evidence from Europe. International Organization, 78 (1), 67-102. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. , Karpaty, P. , Kneller, R. & Lodefalk, M. (2024). Immigrant employment and the contract enforcement costs of offshoring. Review of World Economics. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. & Andersson, F. W. (2023). Business angels and firm performance: First evidence from population data. PLOS ONE, 18 (3). [BibTeX]
Agarwal, N. , Chan, J. , Lodefalk, M. , Tang, A. , Tano, S. & Wang, Z. (2023). Mitigating information frictions in trade: Evidence from export credit guarantees. Journal of International Economics, 145. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. , Sjöholm, F. & Tang, A. (2022). International Trade and Labour Market Integration of Immigrants. The World Economy, 45 (6), 1650-1689. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. , Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Alm, C. (2021). Migration can Play a Role in the Post-Pandemic Reboot of Global Trade. VoxEU.org (April 27). [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2020). Stå på giganters axlar. Ekonomisk Debatt, 48 (5), 1-5. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2019). Migration and Servicification: Do Immigrant Employees Spur Firm Exports of Services?. The World Economy, 42 (11), 3368-3401. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. , Tang, A. & Tano, S. (2019). Statliga garantier i utrikeshandeln: Mönster, effekter och reflektioner. Ekonomisk Debatt, 47 (8), 38-51. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2018). Den trumpska hästen. Ekonomisk Debatt, 46 (5), 3-5. [BibTeX]
Andersson, F. , Johansson, D. , Karlsson, J. , Lodefalk, M. & Poldahl, A. (2018). Female Top Management in Family Firms and Non-family Firms: Evidence from Total Population Data. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 35 (3), 303-326. [BibTeX]
Andersson, F. & Lodefalk, M. (2018). Svenska affärsänglar: hur lyckas de med sina investeringar?. Ekonomisk Debatt, 46 (3), 29-39. [BibTeX]
Andersson, F. , Johansson, D. , Karlsson, J. , Lodefalk, M. & Poldahl, A. (2018). The Characteristics of Family Firms: Exploiting Information on Ownership, Kinship and Governance Using Total Population Data. Small Business Economics, 51 (3), 539-556. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. & Tang, A. (2018). The impact of hiring top workers on productivity: What is the role of absorptive capacity?. Applied Economics Letters, 25 (20), 1402-1406. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2017). Behovet av en ny handelspolitik. Ekonomisk Debatt, 45 (6), 3-5. [BibTeX]
Gidehag, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2017). Recruiting for Small Business Growth: Micro-Level Evidence. International Review of Entrepreneurship, 15 (2), 151-174. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2017). Servicification of Firms and Trade Policy Implications. World Trade Review, 16 (1), 59-83. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2016). Brexflektioner: Vilka blir de ekonomiska konsekvenserna av att Storbritannien lämnar EU?. Ekonomisk Debatt, 44 (6), 15-27. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2016). Migrants' Influence on Firm-level Exports. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 16 (4), 477-497. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2016). Temporary expats for exports: micro-level evidence. Review of World Economics, 152 (4), 733-772. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2016). The Brexit Trade Disruption Revisited. The Estey Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, 17 (1), 41-58. [BibTeX]
Agarwal, N. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). Atithi Devo Bhava? (The Guest is Equivalent to God?). Observer Research Foundation Issue Brief (91), 1-16. [BibTeX]
Anér, E. , Graneli, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). Cross-border movement of persons stimulates trade. VoxEU.org. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). Migration kan främja internationalisering. Ekonomiska samfundets tidskrift, 44-53. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). Trade, Migration and Integration: Evidence and Policy Implications. The World Economy, 38 (12), 2013-2048. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). Utlandsfödda kan främja företagens export av tjänster. Ekonomisk Debatt, 43 (6), 28-38. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2014). The role of services for manufacturing firm exports. Review of World Economics, 150 (1), 59-82. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2013). Hur undervisar vi i nationalekonomi?. Ekonomisk Debatt, 41 (1). [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2013). Servicification of manufacturing: evidence from Sweden. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 6 (1), 87-113. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2012). Utlandsfödda främjar företagens utrikeshandel. Ekonomisk debatt, 40 (5), 45-57. [BibTeX]
Kinnman, S. & Lodefalk, M. (2009). A global Baltic: potential gains from trade liberalisation in the Baltic sea states. Baltic Journal of Economics, 9 (1), 55-79. [BibTeX]
Kinnman, S. & Lodefalk, M. (2007). What is at Stake in the Doha Round?. The World Economy, 30 (8), 1305-1325. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. & Storey, M. (2005). Climate measures and WTO rules on subsidies. Journal of World Trade, 39 (1), 23-44. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. & Whalley, J. (2002). Reviewing proposals for a world environmental organisation. The World Economy, 25 (5), 601-617. [BibTeX]

Articles, reviews/surveys

Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2021). A literature review of the nexus between migration and internationalization. Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 30 (3), 319-340. [BibTeX]

Chapters in books

Kyvik Nordås, H. , Lodefalk, M. & Tang, A. (2019). Utrikeshandel, löner och rörlighet. In: Lotta Stern, En dynamisk arbetsmarknad55). Stockholm: Dialogos Förlag. [BibTeX]

Conference papers

Agarwal, N. , Lodefalk, M. , Tang, A. , Tano, S. & Wang, Z. (2019). Guaranteed Success?: The Effects of Export Credit Guarantees on Firm Performance. Paper presented at 16th Annual Ljubljana Empirical Trade Conference (LETC 2019), Izola, Slovenia, June 7-9, 2019. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. , Karpaty, P. , Kneller, R. & Lodefalk, M. (2016). Do Immigrants Spur Offshoring?: Firm-Level Evidence. Paper presented at 2016 American Economic Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, January 3-5, 2016. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). The Role of Foreign Networks for Trade in Services: Firm-level Evidence. Paper presented at 6th International Conference on "Economics of Global Interactions: New Perspectives on Trade, Factor Mobility and Development", Bari, Italy, September 7-8, 2015. [BibTeX]
Graneli, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2014). Temporary Expats for Exports: Firm-Level Evidence. In: ETSG annual conference, 11-13 September 2014. Paper presented at ETSG annual conference, 11-13 September 2014. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2011). The role of services for firms' export performance. Paper presented at Nationell konferens i nationalekonomi, Uppsala 2011. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2011). The role of services for firms' export performance. Paper presented at European Trade Study Group Annual Conference, 2011. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2010). Servicification of European manufacturing: evidence from Swedish micro level data. Paper presented at The 12th Annual SNEE European Integration Conference, Grand Hôtel, Mölle, Sweden, May 18-21, 2010. [BibTeX]
Kinnman, S. & Lodefalk, M. (2008). A global Baltic: potential gains from trade liberalisation in the Baltic Sea states. Paper presented at 11th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Future of global economy, Helsinki, Finland, June 12-14, 2008. [BibTeX]
Kinnman, S. & Lodefalk, M. (2006). Economic implications of the Doha round. Paper presented at 9th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 15 - 17, 2006. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Lodefalk, M. (2013). Tackling barriers to firm trade: liberalisation, migration and servification. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro universitet. [BibTeX]

Manuscripts

Lodefalk, M. Servicification of Manufacturing Firms Makes Divides in Trade Policymaking Antiquated. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. , Karpaty, P. , Kneller, R. & Lodefalk, M. Do Immigrants Spur Offshoring? : Firm-Level Evidence. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. Do Migrants Facilitate Internationalization? : A Review of the Literature. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. Investigating the link between immigrant employeesand firm trade. [BibTeX]
Gidehag, A. & Lodefalk, M. Recruiting for Small Business Growth : Micro-level Evidence. [BibTeX]
Gidehag, A. & Lodefalk, M. Recruiting for Small Business Growth : Micro-level Evidence. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. Servicification of Manufacturing : Evidence from Swedish Firm and Enterprise Group Level Data. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. Servicification of Manufacturing Firms Makes Divides in Trade Policy-Making Antiquated. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. The Role of Foreign Networks for Trade in Services : Firm-Level Evidence. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. The role of services for manufacturing firms' exports. [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. Trade and migration : firm-level evidence. [BibTeX]

Other

Lodefalk, M. (2020). Globalization on hold or in reverse?. [BibTeX]
Agarwal, N. , Lodefalk, M. , Stenberg, M. , Tang, A. , Tano, S. & Wang, Z. (2019). The effects of export credit guarantees on firm performance. [BibTeX]
Agarwal, N. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). Getting more out of India's 'Tourist Visa on Arrival' scheme. [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2015). Tear down the trade policy silos!: Or, how the servicification of manufacturing makes divides in trade policy-making irrelevant. VoxEU.org. [BibTeX]

Reports

Lodefalk, M. , Tang, A. & Yu, M. (2022). Stayin' Alive: Export Credit Guarantees and Export Survival. Örebro: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 10/2022). [BibTeX]
Kyvik Nordås, H. , Lodefalk, M. & Wernberg, J. (2021). The EU Digital Market Regulations: Rule-Maker or Deal-Breaker?.. TIISA (TIISA Network Working Paper ). [BibTeX]
Borchert, I. , Cory, N. , Drake-Brockman, J. , Fan, Z. , Findlay, C. , Kimura, F. , Kyvik Nordås, H. , Lodefalk, M. & et al. (2020). Digital Technologies, Services and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.. TIISA (TIISA Network Working Paper 2020-02). [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. (2020). Globalisering, var god dröj. Stockholm: Kvartal (Kvartal ). [BibTeX]
Kyvik Nordås, H. , Lodefalk, M. & Tang, A. (2019). Trade and jobs: a description of Swedish labor market dynamics. Örebro: Örebro University, School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 2/2019). [BibTeX]
Agarwal, N. , Lodefalk, M. , Tang, A. , Tano, S. & Wang, Z. (2018). Institutions for Non-Simultaneous Exchange: Microeconomic Evidence from Export Insurance. Örebro: Örebro University (Working Papers, School of Business 12). [BibTeX]
Andersson, F. , Johansson, D. , Karlsson, J. , Lodefalk, M. & Poldahl, A. (2017). The Characteristics and Performance of Family Firms: Exploiting information on ownership, governance and kinship using total population data. Örebro, Sweden: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 2017:1). [BibTeX]
Lodefalk, M. & Nordås, H. K. (2017). Trading firms and trading costs in services: The case of Sweden. Örebro, Sweden: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 2017:4). [BibTeX]
Gidehag, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2016). Kunskapsöverföring för tillväxt: Sambanden mellan produktivitet och rekrytering av nyckelkompetens hos små och medelstora företag. Östersund, Sweden: Tillväxtanalys (PM 2016:12). [BibTeX]
Graneli, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). How Cross-Border Movement of Persons Facilitates Trade: the case of Swedish exports. Stockholm: Kommerskollegium (Kommerskollegium 2015:2). [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2015). Migration och företagens internationalisering: en kunskapsöversikt.. Delegationen för migrationsstudier (Delmi) (Delmi Rapport 4). [BibTeX]
Graneli, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2014). Temporary Expats for Export: Firm-Level Evidence. Örebro: School of Business, Örebro University (Working Papers, School of Business 2014:4). [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2014). Utlandsfödda och företagens internationalisering: Ett lyft för tjänsteexporten?. Örebro: Entreprenörskapsforum (Globaliseringsforum, Rapport 7). [BibTeX]
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M. (2011). Mångfald och internationalisering: utlandsfödda personer bidrar till internationaliseringen av svenska företag. Stockholm: Tillväxtverket. [BibTeX]