Research Activities

Policy Research

The Department's academic activities are focused on independent and specific research either for scholarly purposes or for particular needs of the policy-makers, other institutions, or enterprises.

The Department conducts policy research on issues such as trends in global growth rates, interest rates, monetary systems, international economic interdependency, economic reconstruction, privatization, reconstruction of the pension systems, banking systems, income distribution, development of financial markets, etc.

Current Research Programmes

Completed Research Project

International Research Projects

Among others, Department members participate in a number of major international research projects.

  • The Department is member of the
  • Dapertment members are local team leaders and participants of the
      EU-CONSENT Research Consortium
      a project supported by the European Union’s 6th Framework Programme for the period 2005-2009, which operates as a Network of Excellence for joint research and teaching that addresses questions of the mutual reinforcing effects of the deepening and widening of the EU.
  • This Department also serves as lead local partner for the
      EPPA Reports on Croatia
      prepared jointly with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in consultation with and with support from the EC. The EPPA's are reports drawn up by experts on the basis of interviews with entrepreneurs.
  • Through its participation in the

Other Projects

As the role of the media gained weight worldwide, the Department established a

focusing on journalistic practice and workshops.