Academy of Engineering Sciences IVA. In 2017, he was awarded His Majesty the King's gold medal for "outstanding services as an economist". His many publications include the textbook Vår ekonomi. En introduktion till samhällsekonomin ("Our Economy: An Introduction to Economics"), which so far has been published in 14 Swedish editions and is translated into both Russian and Chinese. He has published some 1,000 articles in different magazines and newspapers. He has written books on taxes, globalisation and growth. Eklund has also published a book on climate change, "Vårt klimat" ("Our Climate", 2009), a biography of former Swedish PM Olof Palme (2010, as part of a big history project with biographies of all Swedish Prime Ministers since 1900), and a book about China's economic and political development (2011). His most recent books are about innovation policy ("A framework for innovation policy", 2012) and economic growth ("Growth", 2015). Apart from economic and political publications, Eklund has written the political thriller Läckan ("The Leak", 1990) which was made into a TV series, broadcast on Swedish national television in 1994. Personal life Eklund is married and lives in Southern Stockholm. His elder son Sigge Eklund is a novelist and screenwriter, and his younger son is Fredrik Eklund, a real estate broker, New York Times bestselling author, and reality show TV star. References External links Klas Eklund, official website Vår ekonomi 1952 births Living people People from Uppsala Swedish economists Swedish politicians Swedish male writers Stockholm School of Economics alumni Stockholm University alumni Swedish people of German descent