Evelina Wahlqvist

PhD Student
Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi
Box 630
S-405 30 Göteborg
Vasagatan 1
+46 31 786 13 84
+46 31 786 13 98
evelina.wahlqvist@geography.gu.se
B 503

Web

Blog on creativity (mostly in Swedish) at:
http://evelinawahlqvist.blogspot.com/

Academic degrees

Master of Science in International Business, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, 2005.

Teaching

Economic Geography and International Business, more specifically:

• Creativity in relation to economic and urban geography.
• Corporate Social Responsibility in the global economy.

Research Group

Centrum för Regional Analys (CRA)

Research areas

• Economic Geography and International Business in combination; detecting new processes in the global economy in the light of the Creative Age.
• Creativity from the perspectives of urban and economic geography, with focus on city dynamics and regional competition.
• Cultural and creative sector conditions; particular focus on arts graduates´ geography and economic activity.

Academic publications

Ström, P. and Wahlqvist, E. (2010) Regional and Firm Competitiveness in the Service Based Economy - Combining Economic Geography and International Business Theory, accepted for publication and forthcoming in: Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie.

Wahlqvist, E. (2009) "Making Art Work". Department of Human and Economic Geography. School of Business, Economics and Law. University of Gothenburg. Occasional Papers 2009:6.

Tinagli, I., Florida, R., Ström, P. and Wahlqvist, E. (2007) "Sweden in the Creative Age". Department of Human and Economic Geography. School of Business, Economics and Law. Göteborg University. Occasional Papers 2007:2.

Egels-Zandén N. and E. Wahlqvist (2007) Post-Partnership Strategies for Defining Corporate Responsibility: The Business Social Compliance Initiative, Journal of Business Ethics 70(2), 175-189. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-006-9104-7).

Gharib, M. & Wahlqvist, E. (2004) A Standardisation Story and its Paradox: Creating Credibility for the Business Social Compliance Initiative. Master Thesis no 2004:13, Integrated Master Programmes, GBS, International Business, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Göteborg University. (Thesis on CSR and Social Partnerships in the Swedish clothing industry.)

Norling, H., Riman, S. & Wahlqvist, E. (2003) Non-Profit Companies?: A Study of Management Accounting in Non-Profit Organizations. Bachelor thesis ICU 03-77, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Göteborg University.

Conference papers

Wahlqvist, E. (2009) "Arts graduates and economic geography impacts: the case of West Sweden". Paper presented at XIX International RESER Conference, Budapest, 24-29 September.

Wahlqvist, E and Ström, P. (2007) On the Issue of Regional and Firm Competitiveness in the Service Based Economy - Combining Economic Geography and International Business Theory. Paper presented at XVII International RESER Conference, Tampere, 12-17 September.

Popular publications

Persson, M., Hoffman, M., Andersson, F. NG., Wahlqvist, E. "Socialförsäkringar behövs på EU-nivå". Debattartikel i Sydsvenskan, 23 oktober 2009.

Tankesmedjan Det Osynliga (2009) "Parlören - En ordbok för icke mätbara värden" (Medskribent bl. fl.)

Ström, P. & Wahlqvist, E. (2007) "Sverige i den kreativa ekonomin", Plan, Nr. 5-6, pp. 53-57.

Evelina Wahlqvist & Karl Palmås. "De utlandsfödda behövs för tillväxten". Debattartikel i Dagens Industri, 9 mars 2006. Läs artikeln genom att klicka här.

Evelina Wahlqvist & Mats Persson. "Tolerans ger ökad konkurrenskraft". Debattartikel i Göteborgs-Posten, 2 oktober 2006.