CURRICULUM VITAE Pia Nilsson P.O. Box 1026, SE 551 11 +46 36 10 17 59, +46 73 74 49 034 pia.nilsson@ju.se; pia.nilsson.2@economics.gu.se January 2016 CURRENT POSITION Postdoctoral fellow in Economics, EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2007-2014: Ph.D. in Economics, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University. 2001-2006: M.Sc. in Economics, University of Umeå. 2005-2006: Undergraduate courses in research methodology and statistics, University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law. 2003: Undergraduate courses in business administration and economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels. RESEARCH RELATED EXPERIENCE 2016: Guest researcher, University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law to pursue research with a focus on development economics. 2011-2014: Editorial assistant, The Annals of Regional Science. 2006-2007: Research assistant,. THESIS Nilsson, P. (2013). Price Formation in Real Estate Markets. JIBS Dissertation Series No. 088.. Supervisor: Professor Åke E Andersson. Faculty opponent: Professor Emerita Nancy Bockstael, University of Maryland, US. 1
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Nilsson, P. (2016). The Influence of Related and Unrelated Industry Diversity on Retail Firm Failure. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 28: 219 227. Naldi. L, Nilsson. P, Westlund. H., and Wixe. S. (2015). What is Smart Rural Development? Journal of Rural Studies. 40: 90-101. Nilsson, P. (2015). The influence of Urban and Natural Amenities on Second Home Prices. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 30(3): 427-450. Nilsson, P. (2014). Natural Amenities in Urban Space a Geographically Weighted Regression Approach. Landscape and Urban Planning, 121: 45-54. Karlsson, J., and Nilsson, P. (2014). Capitalisation of Single Farm Payment on Farm Price: an Analysis of Swedish Farm Prices using Farm-level data. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 41(2): 279-300. Nilsson, P., and Johansson, S. (2013). Location Determinants of Agricultural Land Prices. Review of Regional Research, 33(1): 1-21. BOOK CHAPTERS Johansson, M., Nilsson, P., and Westlund, H. (2016). Demographic and Rural Trends in Europe. In Social Capital and Development Trends in Rural Areas, pp. 129-158. Vol. 10. Eds., Friedrich, M., Westlund and Kobayashi, Y. Forthcoming 2016. Nilsson, P., Naldi, L., Westlund, H., and Wixe, S. (2016). The Influence of Related and Unrelated Variety on Firm Performance in European Urban and Rural Areas. In Social Capital and Development Trends in Rural Areas, pp. 159-178. Vol. 10. Eds., Friedrich, M., Westlund and Kobayashi, Y. Forthcoming 2016. WORK IN PROGRESS The effects of crop diversification and specialization on agricultural productivity: panel data evidence from Rwanda. Co-authored with Professor Börje Johansson. Presented at the 1st Conference EABEW-2015 on Recent Trends in Economic Development, Finance and Management Research in Eastern Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, on May 4-6, 2015. Under review in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Risk Neutral versus Risk Averse Farming: a study of Income Diversification among Farmers in Rwanda. To be submitted to the 2nd International Conference EABEW-2016 on Recent Trends in Economic Development, Finance and Management Research in Eastern Africa in Kigali, Rwanda on June 23-25, 2016. The Role of Cultural Heritage in Attracting Skilled Individuals. Co-authored with Ph.D. Mikaela Backman. Presented at the 53rd ERSA Congress: Regional Integration: Europe, the Mediterranean and the World Economy in Palermo, Italy on August 28-31, 2013. Under review in Journal of Cultural Economics. Are Place-based Amenities Driven by Scale? Under review in Journal of Housing. Location-based Amenities and New Venture Growth in Rural Areas. Co-authored with Professor Lucia Naldi, Professor Hans Westlund and Ph.D. candidate Sofia Wixe. Accepted for 2
presentation in refereed paper session at the BABSON conference (BCERC) in Bodø, Norway, on June 8-11, 2016. Disentangling Innovation in Small Food Firms - The role of External Knowledge, Support, and Collaboration. Co-authored with Ph.D. Sofia Wixe, Professor Lucia Naldi and Professor Hans Westlund). To be presented at the Western Regional Science Association 55th annual meeting in Hawaii, US, on February 14-17, 2016. WORKING PAPERS AND REPORTS Backman, M. och Nilsson, P., (2015). En analys av sambanden mellan konkurrenskraft, jämställdhet, integration, miljö och innovation. Jordbruksverkets rapportserie 2015. Nilsson, P., och Johansson, S. (2012). Vilka faktorer bestämmer priset på jordbruksmark? Jordbruksverkets rapportserie 2012:17. Nilsson. P. (2010). Ängs-och betesmarkers betydelse för fastighetsvärden. Jordbruksverkets rapportserie 2010:5. Nilsson, P. (2008). Estimating Economic Values of Meadows and Grazing s using Hedonic Housing Modelling and GIS. CISEG working paper series. No 5. Johansson, B., Karlsson, C., Backman, M. and Nilsson, P. (2007). The Lisbon Agenda from 2000-2010. CESIS working paper series. No 106. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS The 1 st Conference on Recent Trends in Economic Development, Finance and Management Research in Eastern Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, on May 4-6, 2015 Paper presented: The effects of crop diversification and specialization on agricultural productivity: panel data evidence from Rwanda (co-authored with Professor Börje Johansson). The 53th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association WRSA in San Diego, US on February 16-19, 2014 Paper presented: What is Smart Rural Development? (Co-authored with Professor Lucia Naldi, Ph.D. candidate Sofia Wixe and Professor Hans Westlund). Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International NARSC in Washington, US on November 12-15, 2014 Papers presented: The Influence of Related and Unrelated Variety on Firm Performance across European Urban and Rural Regions Demographic and Economic Trends in a Rural Europe in Transition (co-authored with Associate Professor Mats Johansson and Professor Hans Westlund). The Swedish-Japanese workshop on Social Capital in Östersund, Sweden on August 21-22, 2014 Papers presented: The Influence of Related and Unrelated Variety on Firm Performance across European Urban and Rural Regions (co-authored with Professor Lucia Naldi, Ph.D. candidate Sofia Wixe and Professor Hans Westlund). Demographic and Economic Trends in a Rural Europe in Transition (co-authored with Associate Professor Mats Johansson and Professor Hans Westlund). 3
What is Smart Rural Development? (Co-authored with Professor Lucia Naldi, Ph.D. candidate Sofia Wixe and Professor Hans Westlund). The 53rd Congress of the European Regional Science Association ERSA: Regional Integration: Europe, the Mediterranean and the World Economy in Palermo, Italy, on August 28-31, 2013 Paper presented: The Role of Amenities in Attracting High Human Capital Individuals (co-authored with Ph.D. Mikaela Backman). The 50th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association WRSA in Monterey, US on February 27-March 2, 2011 Paper presented: Determinants of agricultural land prices: Expected returns and location (co-authored with PhD Sara Johansson) The 51th Congress of the European Regional Science Association ERSA: The New Challenges for European Regions and Urban Areas in a Globalized World in Barcelona, Spain on August 30-September 2, 2011 Paper presented: Capitalisation of Single Farm Payment on Farm Price: a multilevel analysis (coauthored with Ph.D. Joel Karlsson). The 50th Congress of the European Regional Science Association ERSA: in Jönköping, Sweden on August 19-23, 2010 Paper presented: Cultural landscape characteristics and heritage values: A spatially explicit hedonic approach The 49th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association WRSA in Arizona, US on February 21-24, 2010 Paper presented: Cultural landscape characteristics and heritage values: A spatially explicit hedonic approach The 48th Congress of the European Regional Science Association ERSA: Culture, Cohesion and Competitiveness: Regional Perspectives in Liverpool, UK on August 27-31, 2008 Paper presented: Analyzing the Economic Value of Agricultural Landscapes TEACHING EXPERIENCE Advanced Macroeconomics and Growth: at College of Business and Economics (CBE), National University of Rwanda (UR). Teaching assistant. Master level (2014-2016). Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory: at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University. Instructor. (2014-2015). Advanced Macroeconomics and Growth: at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University. Teaching assistant. Master level (2014-2015). Creative Industry Organisation: at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University. One guest lecture. Master level (2011-2012). Critical Academic Writing: at. Supervisor and guest lecturer. Master level (2014-2015). 4
Introductory Analysis of the Experience Industries: at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University. Teaching assistant. Master level (2008-2013). Experience, Entertainment Arts and Economics: at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University. Teaching assistant. Master level (2008-2013). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Policy analyst at The Swedish Board of Agriculture (2012-2014). Invited expert to the Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) within the Data Collection Framework (DCF) to write annual reports on the economic performance of the Swedish aquaculture sector at the Joint Research Centre JRC in Ispra (2012-2014). English teacher in Ghana, voluntary work (2003). RESEARCH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP 2016: The Swedish National Heritage Board for research on the significance of built heritages for the growth of urban and rural regions. 2015: The Swedish National Heritage Board for research on the significance of built heritages for the growth of urban and rural regions. 2015: The Swedish Board of Agriculture ex-post evaluation of the Swedish Rural Development Programme. (Slututvärdering av landsbygdsprogrammet 2007-2013, konkurrenskraftsåtgärder inom Axel 1 och Axel 3). 2014: The Swedish Retail and Wholesale Development Council for research on the short and long term impacts of business failure in the retail sector. Project leader: Assistant Professor Karin Hellerstedt. 2013: FORMAS and RurAgri for research on developing smart development strategies for the rural and peripheral regions in Europe (Taste Towards a Smart Rural Europe). Project leader: Professor Hans Westlund. 2007-2011: The Swedish National heritage Board scholarship for doctoral studies. REVIEWER COMMITMENTS Ad hoc reviewer for: The Annals of Regional Science, Landscape and Urban Planning Journal of Regional Science TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS Development economics, regional and rural development, agricultural economics, macroeconomics, spatial economics. REFERENCES Åke E Andersson Professor of Economics (supervisor) 5
Almas Heshmati Professor of Economics Börje Johansson Professor of Economics Hans Westlund Professor and Head of Department of Urban Planning and Environment School of Architecture and Built Environment KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. 6