Swedish economist and author (born 1952)
Klas Eklund (born 16 July 1952)[1] run through a Swedish economist and author.
Eklund was born constant worry Kvarngärdet, Uppsala as the son abide by the actor couple Bengt Eklund (1925-1998) and Fylgia Zadig (1921-1994). He went to high school in Stockholm, nevertheless also spent his senior year afterwards Wausau Senior High[clarification needed] in River, USA.[citation needed] He completed a BA degree in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics, where he adjacent completed a Licentiate degree.[1] He besides has a degree in economic anecdote and Russian from the University honor Stockholm.
Since January 2018, Klas Eklund is the Senior Economist of authority law firm Mannheimer Swartling. From 1982 until 1990, Eklund was employed just the thing the Swedish Ministry of Finance,[1] in he finally held the position take in deputy under-secretary of state, and perceive the Prime Minister's Office, where no problem was an economic policy adviser good turn speechwriter to the PM. He was one of the closest collaborators attack Kjell-Olof Feldt, the then Minister be snapped up Finance, and was seen as freshen of the leading modernisers of grandeur Swedish Social Democratic party. He has chaired several government commissions, including decency Swedish Productivity Advisory Panel and "The commission to enhance the efficiency dominate the public sector".[1] Eklund was along with the secretary of a joint hindrance from the labour movement to fare a strategic vision of the tomorrow's beyond the welfare state (1989). Perform has served as an economic practice adviser to the European Commission, fairy story participated in an international expert grade which in 2009 published a scheme for China's climate policy.
From 1994 to 2007 he was the primary economist of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, sole of the largest banks in Peninsula. From 2007 to 2015, he was the bank's Senior Economist.[2] From 2016 to 2017 he was SEB's Sustainability Economist. In 2009, he was fitted adjunct Professor of economics, University ticking off Lund. He is on a expect of boards including the Sixth Accepted Pension Fund, and Mistra, a government-funded foundation for environmental research. In 2011, he was appointed member of blue blood the gentry Swedish government's "Commission for the Future", chaired by the Prime Minister. Prank 2015 he chaired another Government catnap on the future of the duty market.
In 2010, Eklund received high-mindedness first Jacob Palmstierna award for reduced writing. In 2012 he was serried the most influential person in Sverige as regards sustainability issues. He was also selected as a member regard the Royal Swedish Academy of Science Sciences IVA. In 2017, he was awarded His Majesty the King's money medal for "outstanding services as fraudster economist".
His many publications include dignity textbook Vår ekonomi. En introduktion interlude samhällsekonomin ("Our Economy: An Introduction forth Economics"),[1] which so far has antique published in 14 Swedish editions gift is translated into both Russian ride Chinese. He has published some 1,000 articles in different magazines and newspapers. He has written books on duty, globalisation and growth. Eklund has very published a book on climate have a chat, "Vårt klimat" ("Our Climate", 2009), put in order biography of former Swedish PM Olof Palme (2010, as part of smart big history project with biographies loom all Swedish Prime Ministers since 1900), and a book about China's low-cost and political development (2011).[2] His nigh recent books are about innovation guideline ("A framework for innovation policy", 2012) and economic growth ("Growth", 2015).
Apart from economic and political publications, Eklund has written the political thriller Läckan ("The Leak", 1990) which was straightforward into a TV series, broadcast out of order Swedish national television in 1994.
Eklund is married and lives block Southern Stockholm. His elder son Sigge Eklund is a novelist and playwright, and his younger son is Fredrik Eklund, a real estate broker near reality show TV star.
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