Zoran Aralica, PhD

Education

• 2007 PhD at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb
• 2004 MSc at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, PDS Operational Research
• 1998 university degree at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, study program in Finance

Employment and work experience

• 2023 head of department and senior research fellow in permanent position in the Department for Innovation, Business Economics and Business Sectors
• 2018-2023 head of department and senior research fellow in the Department for Innovation, Business Economics and Business Sectors
• 2012-2018 senior research associate
• 2007-2012 research associate
• 2000-2007 The Institute of Economics, Zagreb - research assistant

Research projects

• 2024 - Development of the system of efficient and successful public administration in the Republic of Slovenia and in relation to the EU, Agency for Research and Innovation Slovenia, visiting researcher
• 2024 - Developing an Artificial Readiness Framework for Citizen-Centric Public Management, Agency for Research and Innovation Slovenia, visiting researcher
• 2022 - R&I POLICY making, implementation ANd Support in the WEsteRn BalkanS - POLICY ANSWERS (Horizon Europe, HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-06), team member
• 2019-2021 - Inspiring digital entrepreneurship - IDEA, Erasmus+ KA203, team member
• 2018-2020 - Establishment of a multipurpose classroom at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb - EIZmetrics - Ministry of Science and Education through European Structural and Investment Funds (Regional Development Fund) KK.01.1.1.06.003, coordinator
• 2017-2019 - REINDUCE Possibilities for reindustrialization of Croatian economy, Croatian Science Foundation grant, team member
• 2016-2018 - Strengthening scientific and research capacity of the Institute of Economics, Zagreb as a cornerstone for Croatian socioeconomic growth through the implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategy (H2020-TWINN-2015), coordinator
• 2014-2015 - Regional Patterns of Deindustrialization and Prospects for Reindustrialization in South and Central Eastern European Countries, commissioned by Global Development Network through Regional Research Competition (WIIW), team member
•  2011-2014 - Innovation policy learning from Norway in Western Balkans, commissioned by Norwegian Research Council, team member
• 2007-2009 - U KNOW - Understanding the Relationship between Knowledge and Competitiveness in the Enlarging EU, commissioned by the European Commission (FP 6), voluntary participation
• 2005-2006 - Croatian Innovation Policy and Its Effects, commissioned by Global Development Network through Regional Research Competition (CERGE-EI), team member

Fields of interest

• innovation economics
• technological development
• technological transformation
• international economics
• industrial policies 
• ​energy economics
• international business

Selected training

• 2018 - Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation, BGSE - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Barcelona, Spain
• 2017 - one-month visit to Bocconi University, within the SmartEIZ project, Milan, Italy
• 2013 - RTDI evaluation training, Institut Mihajlo Pupin, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2009 - Foresight training course, JRC Seville, Spain
• 2007 - The Role of the Private R&D Sector in New EU Member States, JRC Seville, Spain
• 2005 - 37th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
• 2005 - Public Action for a Knowledge-Based Economy in the Enlarged EU, workshop, Budapest, Hungary
• 2005 - International Project Management for Research Managers from Southeast European Countries, UNESCO-ASO-EARMA Training Seminar, Bled, Slovenia
• 2004 - Hertfordshire University workshop on institutional evolution, Great Offley, UK
• 2003 - Summer School: The Value of Culture, The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University - AMSU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Selected bibliography

• Anić, I.-D., Rašić, I. & Aralica, Z. (2022). What do members expect from cluster membership? The case of the Croatian wood cluster. E&M Economics and Management, 25(2), pp. 59-74. https://doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2022-2-004
• Aralica, Z. (2020). Analiza ključnih razvojnih tehnologija u inovativnom okruženju u Hrvatskoj. Ekonomska misao i praksa: časopis Sveučilista u Dubrovniku, 29(2), pp. 369-392. doi: 10.17818/EMIP/2020/2.3
• Aralica, Z. (2020). Koncept pametne proizvodnje kao rezultat difuzije naprednih digitalnih tehnologija. Računovodstvo i Menadžment - RiM 21, međunarodna znanstvena i stručna konferencija, Zbornik radova, Svezak I, Scientific papers - znanstveni radovi, pp. 51-62.
• Stojčić, N., Anić, I.-D. & Aralica, Z. (2019). Do firms in clusters perform better? Lessons from wood-processing industries in new EU member states. Forest Policy and Economics, 109, 102043. doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102043
• Anić, I.-D., Corrocher, N., Morrison, A. & Aralica, Z. (2019). The development of competitiveness clusters in Croatia: a survey-based analysis. European Planning Studies, 27(11), pp. 2227-2247. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1610726
• Stojčić, N., Anić, I.-D. & Aralica, Z. (2019).  Spatio-temporal determinants of structural and productive transformation of regions in Central and East European Countries. Economic Systems, 43(3-4), 100715. doi: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2019.100715
• Stojčić, N., Vojinić, P. & Aralica, Z. (2018). Trade liberalization and export transformation in new EU member states. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 47, pp. 114-126. doi: 10.1016/j.strueco.2018.08.004
• Aralica, Z., Svilokos, T. & Bačić, K. (2018). Institutions and firms' performances in transition countries: The case of selected CESEE countries. South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 13(1), pp. 68-80. doi: 10.2478/jeb-2018-0005
• Stojčić, N. & Aralica, Z. (2018). (De)industrialization and lessons for industrial policy in Central and Eastern Europe. Post-Communist Economies, 30(6), pp. 713-734. doi: 10.1080/14631377.2018.1443251
• Bačić, K. & Aralica, Z. (2017). Regional competitiveness in the context of “New industrial policy” - the case of Croatia. Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci: časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu, 35(2), pp. 551-582.
• Bačić, K. & Aralica, Z. (2016). Innovation systems in Croatian regions. Društvena istraživanja: časopis za opća društvena pitanja, 25(2), pp. 157-178.
• Đukan, M. & Aralica, Z. (2015). Analysing a bottom up methodology for developing communal biogas plants in Croatia. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment System, 3(4), pp. 359-371.
• Aralica, Z. & Botrić, V. (2013). Evaluation of research and development tax incentives scheme in Croatia. Ekonomska istraživanja-Economic Research, 26(3), pp. 63-80.
• Budimir, T. & Aralica, Z. (2013). Assessment of creditworthiness of crafts in Croatia. Ekonomska istraživanja-Economic Research, 26 (Sup. 1), pp. 133-150.
• Dabić, M., Tugrul, U. D., Aralica, Z. & Bayraktaroglu, A. E. (2012). Exploring relationships among internationalization, choice for research and development approach and technology source and resulting innovation intensity: Case of a transition country Croatia. Journal of High Technology Management Research, 23(1), pp. 15-25.
• Aralica, Z., Račić, D. & Redžepagić, D. (2008). Research and development activity as a growth factor of foreign owned SMEs in selected Central and Eastern European countries. Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci: časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu, 26(2), pp. 279-300.
• Aralica, Z., Račić, D. & Radić, D. (2008). Innovation propensity in Croatian enterprises: Results of the community innovation survey. South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 3(1), pp. 77-88.
• Račić, D., Cvijanović, V. & Aralica, Z. (2008). The effects of the corporate governance system on innovation activities in Croatia. Revija za sociologiju, 39(1/2), pp. 101-114.
• Kulić, S., Aralica, Z. & Cvijanović, V. (2007). Holističko sagledavanje mogućnosti i pozicioniranja poduzeća na tržištu jugoistočne Europe. Ekonomski pregled, 58(7-8), pp. 421-444.
• Kulić, S. & Aralica, Z. (2006). Budućnost Hrvatske na dužničkoj doktrini - uzročno-posljedične veze potrošnje i inozemnoga duga. Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci: časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu, 24(1), pp. 39-54.
• Aralica, Z. (2005). Povezanost vrijednosti kapitala i odabranih pokazatelja u proizvodnim poduzećima. Ekonomski pregled, 56(11-12), pp. 1190-1216.
• Aralica, Z. & Budak, J. (2005). Institutional development and good governance assessments in Croatia. International Journal of Entrepreunership & Small Business, 2(3), pp. 226-241.