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Mladen Staničić

Department for International Economic and Political Relations

Ph.D. Economics, University of Zagreb

Education

1963 B.A. in Economics; Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb

1975 M.A. in Economics; Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb; (Financial Aspects of Economic Development in Croatia)

1987 Ph.D. in Economics; Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb; (Raw Materials and Energy in the International Development Strategy)


Languages

English, German and French


Employment

1964-1978 journalist and columnist for international economic problems in the daily Vjesnik, Zagreb

1978-present Institute for International Relations


Professional Service and Memeberships

Currenty in charge as the Director of the Institute for International Relations and the Head of the Department for Macroeconomic Analysis; President of IMO's Scientific Council; editor-in-chief of the journal Croatian International Relations Review, deputy editor-in chief of the journal Razvoj/Development International.

Convenor of the Working group Changes in Europe and North-South Relations within the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) and member of EADI's Executive Committee.

Member of the Coordinating Council for the Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia in the 21st Century

Member of the Council for International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia

Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, Zagreb, Croatia at the M.A. study programme EU - Political, Economic and Legal Aspects

Member of the Croatian delegation at the ECOSOC conference (New York, July 1994).


Research Projects

Coordinator of numerous research-projects on macroeconomic stabilization in countries in transition and Croatia's international economic relations. Participant with presented papers at numerous international conferences throughout the world.

  • Economic and Political Aspects of the Advancement of Croatian International Relations, Zagreb, 1997-2001.
  • Croatian Development Strategy: Croatia in 21st Century, Zagreb, 2000.
  • Elements of the Croatian Foreign Economic Relations Strategy, Zagreb, 1997.
  • Expected Implications of Associate Membership in the EU on Croatian Economy: A Cost-Benefit Analysis, Zagreb, 1999.
  • Expected Effects of Joining the CEFTA Membership on the Croatian Economy, Zagreb, 1998.
  • Elements of the Development Policy for Small and Medium Enterprises, Zagreb, 1999.
  • Macroeconomic Policy Reform and Privatization in Selected Central and Eastern European Countries, Zagreb - San Francisco (International Center for Economic Growth-ICEG), 1992.
  • Mechanisms for Increasing the Involvement of Young People (Men and Women) in Rural Development in Selected Central and Eastern European Countries, Zagreb - Rome (FAO), 1998.

International Conferences

Organizer, initiator and author of the outlines for the following international conferences:

  • Croatia: A New Role in Emerging Markets, (London, 1997)
  • Croatia and Germany: Partners for the 21st Century, (Cologne, 1997)
  • Pension System Reform in Croatia, (Zagreb, 1997)
  • Sub-Regional Cooperation in South-Eastern Europe (Zagreb, 1997)
  • The Development of the Financial System Under Conditions of Transitions: The Case of Croatia, (Zagreb, 1996)
  • Economic Aspects of Croatia's Integration into the EU (Zagreb, 1996)
  • Investment and Trade in Croatia: A Re-generated Economic, Banking and Financial Environment, (Brussels, 1996)
  • Reconstruction and Development of Croatian Economy: The Role of International Institutions, (Zagreb, 1993)

Contact: IMO, Ul. Lj. F. Vukotinovića 2, P.O. Box 303, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; tel.: +385-1-4877462; fax: +385-1-4828361; e-mail: mladen@irmo.hr