Prof Klaus Nielsen

Research
Research

Research interests
- institutional economics and other institutional approaches in the social sciences
- social capital, innovation and competitiveness
- socio-economic discourse and economic performance
Supervision and teaching

Supervision and teaching

Supervision

Supervisions within Birkbeck:

3
Publications
Publications
Article
- Nielsen, Klaus and Tao, X. and Malik, T.H. (2020) The impact of population pressure on global fertiliser use intensity, 1970–2011: an analysis of policy-induced mediation. Technological Forecasting & Social Change 152 (119895), ISSN 0040-1625.
- Storm, R.K. and Nielsen, Klaus and Thomsen, F. (2016) Can a small nation be competitive in the global sporting arms race? The case of Denmark. Managing Sport and Leisure 21 (4), pp. 181-202. ISSN 2375-0472.
- Storm, R. and Nielsen, Klaus (2012) Soft budget constraints in professional football. European Sport Management Quarterly 12 (2), pp. 183-201. ISSN 1618-4742.
- Storm, R. and Nielsen, Klaus (2009) In a peak fitness condition? the Danish elite sports model in an international perspective: managerial efficiency and best practice in achieving international sporting success. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing 7 (1-2), pp. 104-118. ISSN 1475-8962.
- Bachmann, R. and Nielsen, Klaus (2009) Unlocking social capital: social cohesion, competences, and performance. International Studies of Management & Organization 39 (2), pp. 3-6. ISSN 0020-8825.
- Chisholm, A.M. and Nielsen, Klaus (2009) Social capital and the resource-based view of the firm. International Studies of Management & Organization 39 (2), pp. 7-32. ISSN 0020-8825.
- Nielsen, Klaus (2008) Makroøkonomisk teori. Samfundsøkonomen (2), ISSN 0108-3937.
Book
- Nielsen, Klaus and Wagner, U. and Storm, R.K., eds. (2017) When sport meets business: capabilities, challenges, critiques. pp. 153-166. London, UK: Sage. ISBN 9781473948044.
Book Section
- Nielsen, Klaus (2017) Achievements and challenges of the Chinese model of Capitalism - How much can be explained by Confucianism?. In: Hanappi, H. and Katsikides, S. and Scholz-Wäckerle, M. (eds.) Evolutionary Political Economy in Action: A Cyprus Symposium. Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics. London, UK and New York, U.S.: Routledge. pp. 74-91. ISBN 9781138204119.
- Nielsen, Klaus and Storm, R.K. (2017) Profit maximization, win optimization and soft budget constraints in professional team sports. In: Nielsen, Klaus and Wagner, U. and Storm, R.K. (eds.) When Sport Meets Business: Capabilities, Challenges, Critiques. London, UK: Sage. pp. 153-166. ISBN 9781473948044.
- Storm, R.K. and Wagner, U. and Nielsen, Klaus (2017) When sport meets business: a brief introduction. In: Nielsen, Klaus and Wagner, U. and Storm, R.K. (eds.) When Sport Meets Business: Capabilities, Challenges, Critiques. London, UK: Sage. ISBN 9781473948044.
- Nielsen, Klaus (2016) Economic theory. In: Ansell, C. and Torfing, J. (eds.) Handbook on Theories of Governance. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. pp. 340-352. ISBN 9781782548492.
- Storm, R.K. and Nielsen, Klaus (2015) Soft budget constraints in European and US leagues: similarities and differences. In: Andreff, W. (ed.) Disequilibrium Sports Economics. Competitive Imbalance and Budget Constraints. New Horizons in the Economics of Sport. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. pp. 151-174. ISBN 9781783479351.
- Kesting, S. and Nielsen, Klaus (2008) Varieties of capitalism: theoretical critique and empirical observations. In: Elsner, W. and Hanappi, H. (eds.) Varieties of Capitalism and New Institutional Deals. Studies in Evolutionary Political Economy series. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. pp. 23-52. ISBN 9781847204738.
- Nielsen, Klaus (2008) Indicative planning. In: Durlauf, S.N. and Bloom, L.E. (eds.) The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780333786765.
Monograph
- Nielsen, Klaus and Storm, Rasmus (2013) The impact of economic growth on the competitiveness of national elite sport systems. London, UK: Birkbeck, University of London.
- Nielsen, Klaus Background and history of Confucianism - a literature review. Birkbeck College, University of London.

Research

Research interests

Supervision and teaching

Supervision

Publications

Article

Book

Book Section

Monograph