Resume

Born December 13, 1975; married to Susanne Bylund.

Education

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics
University of Missouri, expected graduation 2012.
Committee chair: Dr. Peter G. Klein

M.A., Political Science
Lund University, June 2005.
Thesis Title: "Man and Matter: A Philosophical Inquiry into the
   Justification of Ownership in Land from the Basis of
   Self-Ownership."
Committee chair: Dr. Mats Sjölin.

M.Sc., Informatics
Jönköping International Business School, June 1999.
Thesis Title: "Micro Payments on the Internet: Criteria for Micro
   Payment Systems."
Committee chair: Carita Åbom.

B.Sc., Business Administration
Jönköping International Business School, March 1998.

Publications

The Theory of the Firm: Coasean Misconceptions and Austrian
   Solutions, submitted to Quarterly Journal of Austrian
   Economics

The Ethics of Tax Evasion, under review in Journal of
   Business Ethics, (with Philipp Bagus, Walter Block, Marian
   Eabrasu, David Howden and Jeremie Rostan)

Unblocking a Free Market Perspective in Labor Economics,
   Etica & Politica / Ethics & Politics Vol. X, No. 2 (2008),
   pp. 236-247

Review of Muhammad Yunus, Creating a World Without Poverty:
   Social Business and the Future of Capitalism, reviewed in
   Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development Vol. 1, No. 3
   (2009), pp. 125-127 (with Mario Mondelli)

Presentations

"Piracy, Inc. On the Bearing of the Firm Analogy to
   Pirate Organization," Symposium on The Invisible Hook:
   The Hidden Economics of Pirates, Southern Economic
   Association's 79th Annual Meetings, San Antonio, Tx.,
   November 23, 2009

"The Theory of the Firm: Coasean Misconceptions and
   Austrian Solutions," Austrian Student Scholars Conference,
   Grove City College, Grove City, Pa., October 31, 2009

"Expanding Horizons: Opportunities and Challenges of
   Working Outside of the United States," Session Organizer,
   AAEA General Meeting, Milwaukee, Wi., July 28, 2009

Guest lecturer, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tn., November 19,
   2008

Teaching Experience

AGEC 3286 Economics of Managerial Decision Making,
   30 students. "Boundaries of the Firm" (10/20 2009) for
   Dr. Peter G. Klein.

AGEC 1041-02 Applied Microeconomics, 245 students.
   "International Trade" (10/13 2009) for Dr. Jan Dauve.

AGEC 1041-01 Applied Microeconomics, 363 students.
   "International Trade" (10/13 2009) for Dr. Jan Dauve.

Relevant Positions Held

Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Peter G. Klein Department
   of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, 2010

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dr. Jan Dauve in AGEC 1041
   Applied Microeconomics, Department of Agricultural Economics,
   University of Missouri, 2009

McQuinn Research Fellow, McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial
   Leadership, research assistantship, 2008-

Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Peter G. Klein Department
   of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, 2007-2009

BRIDG Fellow, Business Research and Information Development
   Group, research assistantship, 2007-2008

Professional Service

Referee, Journal of Economics

Referee, Journal of Economic Surveys

Technology Officer, Executive Committee of Graduate Students of
   Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, 2009-2010

Member-at-Large Communication, Executive Committee GSS
   section, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA),
   2008-2010

Vice President, Graduate Students of Agricultural Economics,
   University of Missouri, 2008-2009

Honors, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards

Richard E. Fox Foundation Research Paper Contest,
   2nd place, Austrian Student Scholars Conference, Grove
   City, Pa., October 30-31, 2009

Thomas C. and Irene W. Graham Fellow (Humane Studies
   Fellowship), Institute for Humane Studies, 2009-2010

Fellow, Mont Pelerin Society, Stockholm regional meeting,
   Mont Pelerin Society, Ratio, and Stiftelsen Fritt Näringsliv, 2009

Margaret Rowley Fellowship, summer residency research
   fellowship, Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009

Superior Graduate Student Achievement Award For Outstanding
   Achievement in the Department of Agricultural Economics,
   Graduate Student Association, University of Missouri, 2009

Scholarship, Tekn. Dr. Marcus Wallenbergs Stiftelse för
   Internationellt Industriellt Företagande (The Dr. Marcus
   Wallenberg Foundation for Advanced Education in
   International Industrial Entrepreneurship), 2008-2011

Fellow, Preparing Future Faculty program, University of
   Missouri, 2008-2009

Cortopassi Fellow (Humane Studies Fellowship), Institute
   for Humane Studies, 2008-2009

BEST Scholarship for best academic thesis in Applied Systems
   Science, JUSEK and VSJ, 1999

Conference participation

"Southern Economic Association's 79th Annual Meetings,"
   San Antonio, Tx., November 21-23, 2009

"ASSC Austrian Student Scholars Conference 2009," Grove
   City, Pa., October 30-31, 2009

"AAEA General Meeting 2009," Milwaukee, Wi., July 26-28,
   2009

"Missouri Economics Conference 2009," Columbia, Mo.,
   March 27-28, 2009

"Entrepreneurship: Where Practice and Theory Meet," St. Louis,
   Mo., November 6-7, 2008 (in charge of presentation
   technology)

"Frameworks for Entrepreneurship Research in Food, Agriculture
   and Rural Development Workshop," Kansas City, Mo.,
   October 18-19, 2007

Workshops and other professional development activities

Mises University, Auburn, Al., July 26-August 1, 2009

Rothbard Graduate Seminar, Auburn, Al., June 7-12, 2009

Mises University, Auburn, Al., July 27-August 2, 2008

Rothbard Graduate Seminar, Auburn, Al., June 8-13, 2008

Humane Studies Research Colloquium, Washington, D.C.,
   May 9-11, 2008