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Lars Christer Oxelheim

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Lars Oxelheim is Professor of International Business and Finance at the School of Business and Law at the University of Agder.

Oxelheim's research interests are in the area of the interplay between the firm and its macroeconomic environment, encompassing economic and financial integration as well as managerial aspects, corporate governance and risk management. His empirical studies are often based on European data. 

Oxelheim has authored, co-authored or edited some 45 research monographs and is the author of a large number of research articles published in international business, finance, and economic journals.

Oxelheim is professor emeritus at Lund University in Sweden and affiliated with the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm. He is an Honorary Professor at Fudan University in Shanghai.

Oxelheim is the founding chairman of the Swedish Network for European Studies in Economics and Business. He is also active member of several international research networks and serves on the editorial board of a number of journals. Oxelheim is an elected member of the Royal Society of Letters at Lund, elected Fellow of the European International Business Academy and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Services (IVA).

Publications

  • Afzali, Aaron; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2026). Independent directors’ reputation incentives and executive pay tournaments. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. ISSN 0924-865X. p. 1–27. doi: 10.1007/s11156-026-01507-8. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ekman, Per; Lundqvist, Björn; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2025). Reconsidering the Depth and Size of the EU in View of Enlargement in a Time of War. In Ekman, Per; Lundqvist, Björn; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), The Depth and Size of the European Union in a Time of War. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031834417. p. 251–272. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-83441-7_11. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ekman, Per; Lundqvist, Björn; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2025). European Integration in a Time of War: Can the EU Gear Up to Face Unprecedented Internal and External Challenges? In Ekman, Per; Lundqvist, Björn; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), The Depth and Size of the European Union in a Time of War. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031834417. p. 1–21. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-83441-7_1. Full text in Research Archive
  • bakardjieva, antonina; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2024). Perspectives on the Significance of Borders in Europe: Past Challenges, Future Developments, The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031541995. p. 1–21. Full text in Research Archive
  • bakardjieva, antonina; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2024). The EU’s Internal and External Borders in a World Torn by Conflict, The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031541995. p. 261–283. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-54200-8_11. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2023). The state of European integration: Where does the EU stand and in what direction is it heading? In Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), The EU Between Federal Union and Flexible Integration. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031223969. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2023). The road ahead for the European Union: between federal union and flexible integration. In Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), The EU Between Federal Union and Flexible Integration. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031223969. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hearn, Bruce; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2023). The impact of indigenous culture and business group affiliation on corporate governance of African firms. Corporate governance. An International Review. ISSN 0964-8410. p. 1–25. doi: 10.1111/corg.12547. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2023). The EU:s Inner and Outer Borders in a World torn by Conflict. European Perspectives. ISSN 1403-3879. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hearn, Bruce; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2022). The influence of business groups on board composition in offshore financial multinational enterprises. International Business Review. ISSN 0969-5931. doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2022.102084. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2022). The EU and the Precarious Routes to Political, Economic and Social Resilience. In Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), Routes to a resilient European Union. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783030931643. p. 1–14. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2022). Inledning - EU mellan federalism och flexibel integration. In Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), EU mellan federalism och flexibel integration. Santérus Förlag. ISSN 9789173591799. p. 11–32. Full text in Research Archive
  • afzali, aaron; Martikainen, Minna; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2022). On the role of internationalization of firm-level corporate governance: The case of audit committees. Corporate governance. An International Review. ISSN 0964-8410. doi: 10.1111/corg.12503. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2022). Chapter 11 Conclusion: The EU and the Search for Sustainability and Resilience. In Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), Routes to a resilient European Union. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783030931643. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2021). THE GLOBAL LOGISTIC CHAIN UNDER SIEGE IN A POST-COVID ERA. Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Leijon, Karin; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2021). What does the technological shift have in stall for the EU? Opportunities and pitfalls for European societies. In Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Leijon, Karin; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), The European Union and the Technology Shift. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783030636715. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars; Jankesgård, Håkan & Alviniussen, Alf (2021). Foreign Exchange Risk Management. In Fraser, John; Simkins, Betty & Quail, Rob (Ed.), Enterprise Risk Management: Today's Leading Research and Best Practices for Tomorrow's Executives. John Wiley & Sons. ISSN 9781119741480. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars & Randoy, Trond (2021). The Global Logistic Chain Under Siege in a Post-Covid Era. In Nesset, Erik; Solli-Sæther, Hans & Strand, Øivind (Ed.), Bidrag innen kundeverdi og marked : Festskrift til Øyvind Helgesen. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215055602. doi: 10.18261/9788215055596-2021-08. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2021). Bidrag innen kundeverdi og marked. In Nesset, Erik; Solli-Sæther, Hans & Strand, Øivind (Ed.), Bidrag innen kundeverdi og marked : Festskrift til Øyvind Helgesen. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215055602. p. 159–175. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Leijon, Karin; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2020). The EU, the nation state and the perennial challenge to European integration, The European Union and the Return of the Nation State. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783030350048. p. 1–25. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-35005-5_1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hooghiemstra, Reggy; Hermes, Niels; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2019). Strangers on the board: The impact of board internationalization on earnings management of Nordic firms. International Business Review. ISSN 0969-5931. 28(1), p. 119–134. doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2018.08.007. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Optimal vs satisfactory transparency: The impact of global macroeconomic fluctuations on corporate competitiveness. International Business Review. ISSN 0969-5931. 28(1), p. 190–206. doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2018.05.011. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Lundqvist, Björn; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2025). Pitfalls and Dilemmas: The EU charting its course in a new political world. In Lundqvist, Björn; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (Ed.), Den nya geopolitiska kartan och EU:s vägval. Santerus förlag. ISSN 9789173592154. p. 1–21. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hearn, Bruce & Oxelheim, Lars (2024). Unbundling the effect of corporate governance on Transaction costs. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2023). EU:s framtid står på spel. Full text in Research Archive
  • bakardjieva, antonina; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2023). EU:s framtid står på spel. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2023). EU i en konfliktfylld värld. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2023). EU och den nya geopolitiska kartan. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2023). EU and the threats to the integration. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2023). EU i en värld där globaliseringen är på väg tillbaka. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Oxelheim, Lars & Michalski, Anna (2023). Statsstöd får inte äventyra sammanhållningen i EU. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2023). EUs inre och yttre gränser i en konfliktfylld värld. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2022). Ett enat EU ligger snart i Sveriges händer. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2022). CORPORATE CHALLENGES IN A TURBULENT WORLD ECONOMY. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2022). Nordisk gemenskap visar vägen för att hålla EU enat. p. 24–24. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2022). Flexibel integration och samtida utmaningar. Full text in Research Archive
  • Afzali, Haroon; Oxelheim, Lars; Randøy, Trond & Vieito, João Paulo (2022). The Impact of CEO-Employee Pay Ratios and Top Management Team Pay Gaps on Employee Productivity. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2021). The global logistic chain at stake. Full text in Research Archive
  • Afzali, Haroon; Martikainen, Minna; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2021). On the Role of Internationalization of Firm-level Corporate Governance - the Case of Audit Committees. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars; Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per & Michalski, Anna (2021). Vad händer med finskt näringsliv när EU:s uthållighet vässas. p. 32–32. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2021). Ur bonus till företagsledningen en föråldrad företeelse. [Radio]. Dagens Eko. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2021). Vägar till ett hållbart framtida EU. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2021). Forskare: Vår koppling till EU måste synliggöras i valrörelsen. Full text in Research Archive
  • bakardjieva, antonina; Ekman, Per; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2021). Potensielt alvorlig for norsk konkurranseevne. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). Kampen om bilindustrin är en tickande bomb. p. 4–4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). Podd om Ersättning till VD. [Internet]. kapital.se. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Leijon, Karin; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2020). EU måste klara teknikskiftet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). The Technology shift - risks and opportunities for the EU. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). Norge må mobilisere for å beskytte frihandelen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). Tid til at vågne op: Frihandel står på spel når pandemien forvaerrer krisen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Michalski, Anna; Leijon, Karin & Oxelheim, Lars (2020). EU står inför ett tekniskt megaskifte. p. 18–18. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hearn, Bruce; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2020). The Impact of Business Group Affiliation and Country-Level Institutions on Corporate Governance of Emerging Market Firms. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). Migrationen påverkar kronan. p. 06–06. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). Risk management under 2020-talet kommer att bli krävande. Dagens Industri. ISSN 0346-640X. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). EU and the role of the technology shift. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hearn, Bruce; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2020). Founder vs Non-Founder Director in Influencing Asymmetric Information: Evidence from Caribbean. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). EU och ett utmanande teknologiskifte. Full text in Research Archive
  • Chiu, Hsin-Hui; Oxelheim, Lars; Wihlborg, Clas & Zhang, Jianhua (2020). CEO Incentives, Asymmetry and the Allocation of Managerial Effort to Macroeconomic Fluctuations. Full text in Research Archive
  • Afzali, Haroon; Martikainen, Minna; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2020). Foreign Audit Committee Members and Financial Reporting Quality (FRQ). Full text in Research Archive
  • Hearn, Bruce; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2020). The Impact of Business Group Affiliation and Institutions on Corporate Governance of Emerging Market Firms. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2020). Pandemin påskyndar en kamp om jobben som hotar frihandeln. p. 16–16. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars; Randøy, Trond; Doktor, Bob & Chang, Rosita (2019). CEO Incentives Shown to Yield Positive Societal Benefits. Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars; Randøy, Trond & Hearn, Bruce (2019). Emerging Market Business Groups: Moving from Institutional Voids to Institutional Embeddedness with Social Elites. Full text in Research Archive
  • Randøy, Trond; Oxelheim, Lars & Hearn, Bruce (2019). THE ROLE OF FORMAL INSTITUTIONS AND TRIBALISM INFLUENCING FIRMS’ ADOPTION OF SHAREHOLDER VALUE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – AN EMERGING MARKET PERSPECTIVE. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Förförande medvind i makroekonomin. [Journal]. Fastighetsnytt. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Professorn: Glöm att du kan tjäna på kronan. [Internet]. Realtid.se. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). EU/Asia and the role of WTO in a digitalized world. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). On the return of the nation state . An EU- perspective. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). 10-procentig uppgång i räntan möjlig. [Internet]. Realtid.se. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Expertens räntelarm. [Journal]. Dagens Industri. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2019). EU och nationalstatens återkomst, EU och nationalstatens återkomst. Santérus Förlag. ISSN 9789173591324. p. 7–10. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Inledning: EU och nationalstatens återkomst, EU och nationalstatens återkomst. Santérus Förlag. ISSN 9789173591324. p. 11–35. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Ruotsin kruunu heikkenee heikkenemistään, ja nyt kärsivällisyys on loppu myös Ruotsin suurimmilta yrityksiltä – ”Olemme maalanneet itsemme nurkkaan”. [Journal]. Helsingin Sanomat. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Leijon, Karin; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Svenska politiker bör rannsaka sig själva om EU. p. 4–4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Penningpolitiken riskerar att göra svenska företag ineffektiva. p. 5–5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hearn, Bruce; Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2019). FROM NEXUS OF CONTRACTS TO NEXUS OF INSTITUTIONS: THE DETERMINANTS OF ANGLO-AMERICAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MIGRATION INTO EMERGING ECONOMIES. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Financial Market Development in Emerging Asia:The Corporate Governance https://ssrn.com/abstract=3433459, https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3433459. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Nationalstatens återkomst. Full text in Research Archive
  • Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva; Leijon, Karin; Michalski, Anna & Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Partierna måste redan i riksdagsvalet bekänna färg inför Europavalet. p. 11–11. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Är nationalstaten på väg tillbaka - Ett EU-perspektiv. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars (2019). Expertens räntelarm. [Journal]. Dagens Industri. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ghauri, Pervez; Oxelheim, Lars & Randoy, Trond (2023). The Changed Geopolitical Map: Implications for Business Policy in a Sustainable Finance Perspective. WP 1465. Research Institute of Industrial Economics. Full text in Research Archive
  • afzali, aaron; Oxelheim, Lars; Randoy, Trond & Vieito, João Paulo (2023). The Impact of Relative CEO Pay on Employee Productivity WP 1458. Research Institute of Industrial Economics. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oxelheim, Lars & Randøy, Trond (2021). The Impact of Founders on Information Asymmetry vis-à-vis Outside Investors: Evidence from Caribbean Offshore Tax Havens. Research Institute of Industrial Economics - IFN WP 1419. Full text in Research Archive

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