Per-Martin Meyerson


Dr Per-Martin Meyerson, born 21 August 1927 in Stockholm, Sweden, dead 18 August 2013 in Dalhalla, Sweden, was a Swedish economist, an entrepreneur and a policy maker.

Early career

After earning a PhD in economics at Stockholm University, Per-Martin Meyerson was recruited to the Swedish Federation of Industries – since 2001 merged into the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise – and worked as an economic expert and lobbyist.
Dr Meyerson was a policy writer all his professional life. He participated in public debates on topics ranging from foreign direct investments, entrepreneurship, corporate governance, to topics such as the importance and significance of introducing computers; the arguments against the employee funds proposal, and the political economy of housing and agriculture.

Later career

After his retirement, Per-Martin Meyerson devoted his time to writing about the modern Jewish experience. His publications include books about Jewish life in Europe, the history of the state of Israel, the importance of capitalism, humanism and liberalism for minority cultural groups such as the Jews. His last book A maverick's testament was published posthumously in 2015.

Policy articles