Johan Klaesson

Associate Dean of Research
Leadership Team , Jönköping International Business School
Professor Economics
Economics , Jönköping International Business School
PhD in Economics
Presentation Publications

Biography

Johan Klaesson defended his dissertation on 26 January 2001. The title of his dissertation was A Study of Localisation Economies and the Transport Sector.

Research

The following is an abstract of his thesis entitled A Study of Localisation Economies and the Transport Sector
The thesis consists of five individual essays, and a common introduction, sharing the general idea that the location of economic activities matters. Four of the essays explicitly introduce a transport sector that has impacts on the location and economic efficiency of other activities. The two first essays are of an empirical nature and the three last are purely theoretical. The empirical essays are based on data related to the county of Jönköping. However, the data originate from two different sources. The first essay builds on data collected through a survey, and the second essay builds on official statistics collected by Statistics Sweden. The first essay deals with the concept of transport quality and the variation of transport quality over different firm-specific characteristics. The second essay brings forward the economic sources of the relative growth of a leading manufacturing region in Sweden, the Gnosjö region. The third essay demonstrates how spatial concentration is influenced and constrained by the cost of transportation. The fourth essay applies standard club theory to show that there are efficiency gains to be made in co-ordinating the use of transportation. The fifth paper shows how two different policies influence economic growth and the concentration of economic activity. The two policies investigated are targeted at transport costs and spillovers of knowledge between regions.

Article

Wixe, S., Klaesson, J. (2025). Exploring Self-Sufficient Labor Market Paths of Entrepreneurial Forced Migrants: The Role of Neighborhood Poverty and Co-Ethnics Journal of regional science. More information
Klaesson, J., Lobo, J., Mellander, C., Wixe, S. (2025). Do Neighborhoods Matter for Individual Decision-Making?: The Case of COVID-19 Vaccination in Sweden Journal of regional science. More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2024). Business services in regional economies: exploring the co-evolution of supply, demand, and sectoral interactions The annals of regional science, 73, 1497-1516. More information
Mellander, C., Klaesson, J., Lobo, J., Wixe, S. (2024). COVID-19 vaccination rates and neighbourhoods: evidence from Sweden Regional studies, 58(7), 1464-1476. More information
Klaesson, J., Lobo, J., Mellander, C. (2023). Social interactions and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Evidence from a full population study in Sweden PLOS ONE, 18(11). More information
Klaesson, J., Wixe, S. (2023). Place and immigrant labour market integration: A sequence analysis approach European Urban and Regional Studies, 30(4), 404-429. More information
Lappi, E., Eklund, J., Klaesson, J. (2022). Does education matter for the earnings of former entrepreneurs?: Longitudinal evidence using entry and exit dynamics Journal of evolutionary economics, 32, 827-865. More information
Klaesson, J., Öner, Ö., Pennerstorfer, D. (2021). Getting the first job: Size and quality of ethnic enclaves and refugee labor market entry Journal of regional science, 61(1), 112-139. More information
Klaesson, J., Öner, Ö. (2021). Ethnic enclaves and segregation—self-employment and employment patterns among forced migrants Small Business Economics, 56(3), 985-1006. More information
Kekezi, O., Klaesson, J. (2020). Agglomeration and innovation of knowledge intensive business services Industry and Innovation, 538-561. More information
Zhang, Y., Westlund, H., Klaesson, J. (2020). Report from a Chinese village 2019: Rural homestead transfer and rural vitalization Sustainability, 12(20), 1-22. More information
Baù, M., Chirico, F., Pittino, D., Backman, M., Klaesson, J. (2019). Roots to grow: Family firms and local embeddedness in rural and urban contexts Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 43(2), 360-385. More information
Klaesson, J. (2018). Dossier on the geography of ageing and the economy Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 109(3), 329-331. More information
Klaesson, J., Lopez, E., Öner, Ö. (2018). Who works longer - and why?: Regional and individual characteristics in the timing of retirement Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 109(3), 350-370. More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2017). Distance decay for supply and demand potentials Letters in spatial and resource sciences, 10(1), 87-108. More information
Backman, M., Klaesson, J., Öner, Ö. (2017). Innovation in the hospitality industry: Firm or location? Tourism Economics, 23(8), 1591-1614. More information
Öner, Ö., Klaesson, J. (2017). Location of leisure: the New Economic Geography of leisure services Leisure Studies, 36(2), 203-219. More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J., Larsson, J. (2016). How local are spatial density externalities? Neighbourhood effects in agglomeration economies Regional studies, 50(6), 1082-1095. More information
Klaesson, J., Norman, T. (2015). Market potential and the employment growth of knowledge-intensive services: comparing different geographical resolutions The annals of regional science, 55(1), 157-185. More information
Klaesson, J., Öner, Ö. (2014). Market reach for retail services The Review of Regional Studies, 44(2), 153-176. More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J., Larsson, J. (2014). The sources of the urban wage premium by worker skills: Spatial sorting or agglomeration economies? Papers in regional science (Print), 93(4), 727-747. More information
Klaesson, J., Mellander, C., Öner, Ö. (2012). In search of services in the market place: A probability of presence approach for retail services in Sweden Innovative Marketing, 8(3), 47-60. More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2011). Agglomeration Dynamics of Business Services The annals of regional science, 47(2), 373-391. More information
Pesämaa, O., Klaesson, J., Haahti, A. (2008). Board of directors and its effect on performance: the case of Gnosjö region in Sweden Innovative Marketing, 4(4), 77-85. More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J., Olsson, M. (2003). Commuters' non-linear response to time distances Journal of Geographical Systems, 5(3), 315-329. More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J., Olsson, M. (2002). Time distances and labor market integration Papers in regional science (Print), 81(3), 305-327. More information
Klaesson, J. (2001). Monopolistic Competition, Increasing Returns, Agglomeration, and Transport Costs The annals of regional science, 35(3), 375-394. More information
Karlsson, C., Klaesson, J. (2000). Success in manufacturing employment in an industrial district: Higher productivity or lower wages? Investigaciones Europeas de Direccion y Economia de la Empresa, 6(2), 65-90. More information

Book chapter

Backman, M., Klaesson, J. (2021). The importance of the hospitality sector in integrating foreign-born  individuals in Sweden. In: M. Ferrante, O. Fritz & Ö. Öner (Ed.), Regional science perspectives on tourism and hospitality (pp. 79 -100). More information
Klaesson, J., Larsson, J., Norman, T. (2015). Accessibility and market potential analysis. In: Charlie Karlsson, Martin Andersson and Therese Norman (Ed.), Handbook of research methods and applications in economic geography (pp. 412 -435). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J. (2014). Socio-cultural contexts of small innovative and enterprising regions: An empirical analysis using the Gnosjö region in Sweden as a benchmark. In: Roel Rutten, Paul Benneworth, Dessy Irawati, Frans Boekema (Ed.), The social dynamics of innovation networks (pp. 81 -100). More information
Karlsson, C., Klaesson, J., Johansson, B. (2013). Introduction: Metropolitan Regions: Knowledge Infrastructures of the Global Economy. In: Klaesson, J., C. Karlsson & B. Johansson (Ed.), Metropolitan Regions: Knowledge Infrastructures of the Global Economy (pp. 1 -27). More information
Klaesson, J., Larsson, H. (2013). Wages, Productivity and Industry Composition. In: Johan Klaesson, Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson (Ed.), Metropolitan Regions: Knowledge Infrastructures of the Global Economy (pp. 167 -193). More information
Klaesson, J., Johansson, B. (2013). Urban growth: Co-evolution of producer services and other sectors. In: Johan Klaesson, Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson (Ed.), Metropolitan Regions: Knowledge Infrastructures of the Global Economy (pp. 47 -72). More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J. (2013). Market-Size and Employment: Separating Scale and Diversity Effects. In: Johan Klaesson, Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson (Ed.), Metropolitan Regions (pp. 261 -273). More information
Hacker, S., Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L., Sjölander, P. (2013). Regional economic concentration and growth. In: Johan Klaesson, Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson (Ed.), Metropolitan regions: Knowledge infrastructures of the global economy (pp. 117 -139). Berlin: Springer More information
Grek, J., Karlsson, C., Klaesson, J. (2011). Determinants of Entry and Exit: The Significance of Demand and Supply Conditions at the Regional Level. In: Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Roger R. Stough (Ed.), Drivers of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Regional Dynamics (pp. 121 -141). Berlin: Springer More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2011). Storstadsregionerna ger Sveriges ekonomi nyheter och mångfald i en ny struktur. In: Jörgen Lindell (Ed.), Storstäder och tillväxt: om storstadsregioners roll, betydelse och utmaningar för hållbar ekonomisk utveckling Uppsala: Department of Social and Economic Geography, Uppsala University More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2011). Creative Milieus in the Stockholm Region. In: David E Andersson, Åke E Andersson, Charlotta Mellander (Ed.), Handbook of Creative Cities (pp. 456 -481). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing More information
Pesämaa, O., Klaesson, J., Haahti, A. (2011). Board network characteristics and company performance in Sweden: The case of Gnosjö companies and their board members in Southern Sweden. In: Alain Fayole, Kiril Todorov (Ed.), European entrepreneurship in the globalizing economy (pp. 125 -143). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2009). Urban-Rural Development in Sweden. In: Charlie Karlsson, Roger Stough, Paul Cheshire & Åke Andersson (Ed.), New Directions in Regional Economic DevelopmentMore information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2008). Landsbygdsföretagare måste fixa långa avstånd. In: Birgitta Johansson (Ed.), Ska hela Sverige leva? (pp. 193 -205). Stockholm: Forskningsrådet Formas More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J. (2008). Regional Interaction and Economic Diversity: exploring the role of geographically overlapping markets for a municipality's diversity in retail and durables. In: Johansson, B., Karlsson, C. & Stough, R.R. (Ed.), Innovation, Agglomeration and Regional CompetitionMore information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2007). Infrastructure, Labour Market Accessibility and Economic Development. In: The Management and Measurement of Infrastructure: Performance, Efficiency and Innovation Cheltenham: Edward Elgar More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J. (2006). Growth dynamics in a municipal market- Accessibility hierarchy. In: Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson & Roger Stough (Ed.), The emerging digital economy: Entrepreneurship, clusters and policy (pp. 187 -212). Berlin: Springer More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2006). Infrastructure, Labour Market Accessibility and Economic Development. In: William P. Anderson, Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson and Kiysohi Kobayashi (Ed.), The Management and Measurement of Infrastructure: Performance, Efficiency and InnovationMore information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2006). Local and Regional ICT Service Sector Markets in Sweden. In: Johansson, B., Karlsson, C. & Stought, R.R. (Ed.), The Emerging Digital Economy: Entrepreneurship, Clusters and PolicyMore information
Karlsson, c., Klaesson, J. (2002). The spatial industrial dynamics of the ICT sector in Sweden. In: Zoltan J. Acs, Henri L.F. de Groot, Peter Nijkamp (Ed.), The Emergence of the Knowledge Economy: A Regional Perspective (pp. 243 -275). Berlin: Springer Verlag More information

Review

Klaesson, J. (2008). Structural change in the Transportation and Communications in the knowledge Society. Kiyoshi Kobayashi, T. R. Lakshmanan and William P. Anderson (Eds.). More information

Conference paper

Kekezi, O., Klaesson, J. (2016). Agglomeration of economic activity and the performance of knowledge intensive business services. ERSA 56th Congress, "Cities & Regions: Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive?", 23-26 August 2016, Vienna, Austria. More information
Larsson, J., Klaesson, J. (2016). The Jack of all Trades entrepreneur - Diversity of experience and the self-employment transition. The 19th Uddevalla Symposium on "Geography, Open Innovation, Diversity and Entrepreneurship" June 30th to July 2nd, 2016, London, UK. More information
Kekezi, O., Klaesson, J. (2016). Agglomeration of economic activity and the performance of knowledge intensive business services. Western Regional Science Association 55th Annual Meeting, February, 14-17, 2016, Big Island, Hawaii, USA. More information
Öner, Ö., Klaesson, J. (2016). Does ethnic enclaves foster immigrant entrepreneurship? The Swedish experience. The 19th Uddevalla Symposium on "Geography, Open Innovation, Diversity and Entrepreneurship" June 30th to July 2nd, 2016, London, UK. More information
Wixe, S., Klaesson, J. (2011). Skills, education and productivity in the KIBS sector - Firm level evidence on the presence of externalities. ERSA 51st Congress, "New Challenges for European Regions and Urban Areas in a Globalised World", 30 August - 2 September 2011, Barcelona, Spain. More information
Wixe, S., Klaesson, J. (2011). Skills, education and productivity - Firm level evidence on the presence of externalities. 14th Uddevalla Symposium 2011, June 16-18, Bergamo, Italy. More information
Pesämaa, O., Klaesson, J., Haahti, A. (2008). Board network characteristics and company performance in Sweden: The case of Gnosjö companies and their board members in southern Sweden. St. Gallen: KMU Verl., Rencontres de St-Gallen 2008. More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2005). External Economies and Local Milk Districts – Implications for the Location Pattern of Dairy Farms. Rencontres de St-Gallen 2008. More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2004). Market Size and Dynamics of the Retail Service Industry: An Exploratory Study of the Swedish Experience During the 1990s. Rencontres de St-Gallen 2008. More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2004). Agglomeration and Economic Growth: Does geographical concentration cause growth or vice versa?. Rencontres de St-Gallen 2008. More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2003). Spatial Dynamics of ICT Service Sectors in Sweden: A Probability-Accessibility Approach. Rencontres de St-Gallen 2008. More information
Klaesson, J., Andersson, M. (2003). Exploring Growth Patterns in Regional Accessibility Hierarchies: where do we find the ICT service sectors?. Rencontres de St-Gallen 2008. More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2002). Regional Dynamics of Service Markets in Sweden: A Probability Approach Exploring the Presence of Consumer Services. Rencontres de St-Gallen 2008. More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2001). Regional Development: The importance of Production and Consumption Milieu. Rencontres de St-Gallen 2008. More information

Other publications

Klaesson, J. (2001). Spatial Interaction Models and Concepts: A Review of the Gravity Theory. More information
Klaesson, J. (2000). Interdependent Evolution of Four Sectors in Sweden: Co-evolution of the Labour Market from 1871 to 1995. More information
Lappi, E., Eklund, J., Klaesson, J. . Post-entrepreneurship earnings across education. More information
Klaesson, J., Nilsson, H. . Entry of malls and exit of stores - The role of distance and economic geography. More information

Report

Klaesson, J., Johansson, S., Bjerke, L., Allgurin, M. (2019). Innovationer i jordbruket och på Sveriges landsbygder: En sammanställning av Jordbruksverkets innovationsundersökning 2017. Jönköping: Jordbruksverket More information
Backman, M., Klaesson, J., Öner, Ö. (2017). Innovationer inom besöksnäringen. More information
Backman, M., Nilsson, P., Klaesson, J., Westlund, H., Rickardsson, J., Wassen, L. (2016). Utvärdering av Landsbygdsprogrammet 2007-2013 (Axel 1). Jönköping: Jordbruksverket More information
Backman, M., Bjerke, L., Johansson, S., Klaesson, J., Norman, T., Wallin, T., Wixe, S. (2015). Tillgänglighet, innovationsprocesser och tillväxt. Jönköping: Jönköping International Business School More information
Backman, M., Nilsson, P., Klaesson, J., Strömberg, C. (2015). Jämställdhet, integration och konkurrenskraft: En empirisk studie med fokus påsvenska jordbruksföretag. More information
Klaesson, J., Norman, T. (2014). Tillgänglighet och innovationer på fin geografisk nivå: Utveckling av DYNLOK-modellen. Jönköping: Jönköping International Business School More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J., Månsson, K., Wallin, T., Warda, P. (2014). Vad betyder högskolan för Region Jönköpings ekonomi?. More information
Wallin, T., Norman, T., Klaesson, J., Ahlman Dahlquist, L. (2013). Fördjupad studie av vissa projektstöd i landsbygdsprogrammet inom diversifiering, mikroföretag och turism, perioden 2007–2010. Jönköping: Jordbruksverket More information
Klaesson, J., Johansson, B., Karlsson, C. (2011). Metropolitan Regions: Preconditions and Strategies for Growth and Development in the Global Economy. More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J., Andersson, M., Forslund, U., Strömquist, U. (2010). Storstadsregionerna och ekonomins utveckling. Jönköping: CESIS och Internationella Handelshögskolan i Jönköping More information
Klaesson, J., Larsson, H. (2009). Wages, Productivity and Industry Composition - agglomeration economies in Swedish regions. Stockholm: CESIS More information
Grek, J., Karlsson, C., Klaesson, J. (2009). Market Potential and New Firm Formation. Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J. (2009). Här finns Gnosjöandan i Sverige. Stockholm: FORES More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2008). Agglomeration Dynamics of Business Services. Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS More information
Backman, M., Karlsson, C., Petersson, L., Klaesson, J. (2007). Konsekvensanalys av projektet "Handelscentrum Ljungby Shop Stop". Ljungby: Ljungby kommun More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J., Bjerke, L. (2006). Kollektivtrafikens roll för regionförstoring och tillväxt i Västra Götaland. More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J. (2006). Regional Interaction & Economic Diversity: exploring the role of geographically overlapping markets for a municipality's diversity in retail and durables. Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS More information
Klaesson, J. (2005). Elmias ekonomiska betydelse för Jönköpingsregionen. Jönköping: Internationella handelshögskolan More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2004). Europabanan och södra stambanan: En jämförande analys av effekter i södra stambaneregionen. Jönköping: Internationella handelshögskolan More information
Johansson, B., Karlsson, C., Klaesson, J., Sato, Y. (2004). Europakorridoren: Resvolymer, pendling och regionförstoring. Jönköping: Jönköping International Business School More information
Klaesson, J., Johansson, B. (2004). Flygplatsens betydelse för Jönköpingsregionen: Axamo och det regionala näringslivet. More information
Andersson, M., Klaesson, J. (2004). Growth Dynamics in a Municipal Market-Accessibility Hierarchy: Do the ICT service sectors follow the overall pattern?. Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS More information
Klaesson, J., Johansson, B., Karlsson, C. (2003). Europakorridoren: Resvolymer, pending och regionförstoring. Jönköping: Jönköping International Business School More information
Borg, H., Klaesson, J., Johansson, B., Karlsson, C., Pettersson, L. (2003). Regional utveckling och attraktionskraft i Norra Bohuslän: en ekonomisk analys av grunder för tillväxt i kommunerna Munkedal, Sotenäs, Strömstad och Tanum. Jönköping: Institutet för näringslivsanalys, Internationella Handelshögskolan i Jönköping More information
Klaesson, J., Andersson, M., Johansson, B. (2003). Transportsystem och Ekonomisk Miljö: En vägledning för analys av infrastrukturförändringar och fyra fallstudier med beräknade regionalekonomiska effekter av förändrad transportinfrastruktur. Jönköping: Jönköping International Business School More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2003). Effekter av en förbättrad Europaväg 6 i Norra Bohuslän: en ekonomisk analys av potentiella och förväntade effekter med avseende på tillgänglighet till befolkning, arbetsplatser, arbetskraft och köpkraft i kommunerna Munkedal, Sotenäs, Strömstad och Tanum. Jönköping: Institutet för näringslivsanalys, Internationella Handelshögskolan i Jönköping More information
Johansson, B., Klaesson, J. (2003). Transportinfrastruktur och ekonomisk tillväxt. Jönköping: Jönköping International Business School More information
Klaesson, J., Andersson, M., Johansson, B., Karlsson, C. (2003). R&D accessibility and knowledge production in regional innovation networks. More information
Klaesson, J., Andersson, M., Johansson, B., Karlsson, C. (2003). Accessibility and market potential in the corridor Jönköping – Markaryd. More information
Klaesson, J. (2003). Modell för lokalisering av arbetskraft och arbetstillfällen: En simultan tillgänglighetsansats. More information
Klaesson, J. (2003). Vägtransporter, samhällsekonomi och tillväxt. More information
Klaesson, J. (2002). Effekter i Jönköpings län av planerade väginfrastrukturinvesteringar. More information
Klaesson, J., Karlsson, C. (2002). Transporter och samhällsekonomi: effekter i Sverige av transportpolitiken inom EU. Jönköping: Internationella handelshögskolan More information
Klaesson, J., Pettersson, L. (2002). Effekter av en förbättrad transportkorridor mellan Jönköping och Nässjö. More information
Klaesson, J., Johansson, B. (2001). Förbättrade transportvillkor i Jönköpings län: Konsekvenser av regionförstoring. Jönköping: Länsstyrelsen More information
Klaesson, J., Johansson, B. (2001). Förhandsanalys av förändringar i transport- och bebyggelsesystem. More information
Klaesson, J., Karlsson, c. (2000). Åkerinäringens samhällsekonomiska betydelse. More information

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