The Institute of Economics, Zagreb is a public scientific institute founded in 1939 with a longstanding tradition in conducting economic research. The Institute employs a highly educated research team, enthusiastic about their research activities as well as creative and open-minded about new ideas. Our service departments are fully qualified to provide all the necessary research support. Thanks to this strong foundation, and the positive management efforts in previous years, the Institute of Economics, Zagreb ranks among the leading scientific organizations in Croatia.  



The Institute has defined its mission and vision, as well as its strategic goals, in its development strategy entitled EIZ 2021: A Framework for Development. In line with those goals, we are committed to becoming recognized as the leading Croatian research institute in the field of economics and the regional center of excellence in economic research.  

Accordingly, the Institute strives to conduct scientific research in the field of economics, as well as interdisciplinary research, which corresponds to international trends in terms of subject, content and method. In doing so, we hope to facilitate a better understanding of the economic and social processes and problems in Croatia and its surroundings. In our activities, we uphold the highest research standards, encourage the acquisition of new knowledge and skills in applying sophisticated analytical techniques and continuously invest in our research infrastructure. The high level of quality enables our research results to be used in identifying recommendations for policy-makers.  

Our tradition is based on objectivity of scientific research, freedom of thought and expression, and preserving the impartiality of our work. We encourage cooperation with Croatian and foreign scholars, the business community, public institutions and civil society organizations. Networking with the research and academic community, the business sector and other organizations strengthens our own capacities to apply for competitive national and international scientific project funding. It also contributes to the quality of our scientific production, which is oriented towards international publications, while continuing to publish papers in Croatian as well, in order to sustain the communication with the Croatian scientific community and broader.  

The Institute’s research interests change according to the evolving needs of the economy and society in general, but in all our activities we support open access to research findings, sharing scientific results, communication with the public and popularization of economic research. To that aim, we hope this website will provide ample insight into our work.  

Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović,
Director of the Institute of Economics, Zagreb