Nima Sanandaji (born June 30, 1981) is an Iranian-Swedish author of Kurdish descent.
He has a background in natural sciences research and has published more than 25 books on innovation, entrepreneurship, women’s career opportunities, the history of enterprise and the future of the Nordic welfare states.Sanandaji is the president of the think tank European Centre for Entrepreneurship and Policy Reform.
He is also a research fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies and the Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education, both in London.
He is a co-founder of the Stockholm-based think tank Captus, which he headed as CEO for several years until 2011.
He has conducted research at Chalmers University of Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Cambridge University and holds a PhD from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.Dr.
Sanandaji's work has been instrumental in policy formation in Sweden, as well as internationally.
His work on the Nordic welfare state was referenced in the 2019 Economic Report of the President, published by the US White House.
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