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Josef Taalbi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economic History, Lund University, with a secondary role as Senior Lecturer in "Sustainability transformations over time and space" at the same institution. His research combines economic history, network analysis, and innovation studies to examine long-term technological change, focusing on innovation networks and gender dynamics in the automotive industry. He teaches courses on innovation economics and social change.
Key research areas include:
- Historical patterns in technological innovation and industrial dynamics
- Network analysis of innovation systems
- Gender ideology in early electric vehicle marketing
- Public funding effects on renewable energy transitions
His 15 most recent publications (2024-2025) analyze:
- Explorative/exploitative collaboration impacts on SMEs
- Gendered perceptions of electric vehicles in the 20th century
- Long-run innovation patterns in technological systems
- Public investment in Swedish renewable energy from 1970-2021
He leads the SWINNO research program funded by VINNOVA, manages the Swedish innovation database, and has presented at multiple public lectures including topics on environmental innovation and regional innovation patterns.
