Kristina Nyström

Kristina Nyström is a Professor of Economics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, specializing in microeconomic drivers of technology development, innovation, economic growth, and entrepreneurship. Her research emphasizes firm dynamics, including creation, expansion, contraction, and closure of businesses, with a focus on labor market impacts of startups and regional recruitment challenges for green energy investments in northern Sweden.

Her work explores how new firms affect marginalized labor market groups, such as youth and unemployed individuals, and evaluates regional strategies to attract talent for large-scale projects. Key areas include entrepreneurial labor mobility, post-displacement entrepreneurship, and policy frameworks for rural development. Nyström has also contributed to understanding the interplay between firm entry/exit patterns and regional economic resilience.

Her publications span topics like brownfield redevelopment, entrepreneurial employment dynamics, and cross-cultural educational initiatives in African universities. She emphasizes empirical analysis of institutional environments and policy impacts on entrepreneurial ecosystems, particularly in second-tier regions.

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