MACROECONOMICS

One of the basic traits of modern national economies is their openness. Economic openness implies a free movement of goods, services, and money across countries.

Since the growth of small and open economies, such as the Croatian economy, is generally based on attracting direct foreign investments and exports of goods and services, the Institute of Economics, Zagreb engages within the research area of Macroeconomics with research dealing with basic determinants of export competitiveness of economies.

Within this process, our researchers are interested in total national export competitiveness, export competitiveness of individual economic sectors and their main products, as well as determinants and the effect direct foreign investments have on economic and export activity of post-transition countries.

As a part of this research area, we also examine the determinants of national currency formation as well as the influence exchange rate movements have on economic activity and export competitiveness. Due to the fact that Croatia is a member state of the EU and is therefore obliged to adopt the euro, our research also tries to examine the economic justification of euro introduction and provide an analysis of the compliance of economic perquisites necessary for the introduction of a common currency.

Since Croatia simultaneously also belongs to the Western Balkan region, whose countries are not EU members but are extremely important for Croatia due to strong economic ties, the focus of the researches from the Institute of Economics, Zagreb is also placed on examining the various aspects of economic cooperation between Western Balkan countries.

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WOS PAPERS (CC)

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  1. More than just supply and demand: Macroeconomic shock decomposition in Croatia during and after the transition period Barišić, Patrik, Tibor Kovač and Vladimir Arčabić, 2023, Structural change and economic dynamics, 67 (2023), pp. 420-438. 
  2. Volume of the unofficial economy in the Western Balkan region Mikulić, Davor, 2020, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, paper published online November, 12, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1844584
  3. Valorization of economic effects from the programme of energy renovation of public buildings in Croatia Mikulić, Davor, Željko Lovrinčević and Damira Keček, 2020, Building Research and Information, paper published online October, 17, 2020
  4. Energy renovation of multi apartment buildings: Contributions to economy and climate changes Mikulić Davor, Sunčana Slijepčević i Goran Buturac, 2020, Energy and Buildings, paper published online June, 25, 2020
  5. In What Measure Is Public Finance Sustainability Threatened by Illicit Tobacco Trade: The Case of Western Balkan Countries Mikulić, Davor and Goran Buturac, 2020, paper accepted for publishing in the journal Sustainability.
  6. Sectoral linkages of taxes: An input-output analysis of the Croatian economy Hodžić, Sabina, Damira Keček and Davor Mikulić, 2018, Ekonomický Časopis, 66(6), pp. 598–620 
  7. The import content of Croatian economic sectors and final demand Mikulić, Davor and Željko Lovrinčević, 2019, Economic Research - Ekonomska istraživanja, 31(1), pp. 2003-2023.
  8. Constructing a composite coincident indicator for a post-transition country Rašić Bakarić, Ivana, Marina Tkalec and Maruška Vizek, 2016, Ekonomska istraživanja (Economic Research), 21 (1), pp. 434–445.
  9. The price tag of tourism: does tourism activity increase the prices of goods and services? Tkalec, Marina and Maruška Vizek, 2016, Tourism Economics, 22 (1), pp. 93–109. 
  10. The effect of housing and stock market wealth on consumption in emerging and developed countries Ahec-Šonje, Amina, Anita Čeh Časni and Maruška Vizek, 2014, Economic Systems, 38 (3), pp. 433–450. 
  11. Causes of the unofficial economy in new EU member states Mikulić, Davor and Andrea Nagyszombaty, 2013, Ekonomska istraživanja (Economic Research), 1 (2013), pp. 29–44.
  12. Does housing wealth affect private consumption in European post-transition countries? Evidence from linear and threshold models Ahec-Šonje, Amina, Anita Čeh Časni and Maruška Vizek, 2012, Post-Communist Economies, 24 (1), pp. 73–85. 
  13. NAIRU estimates for Croatia Botrić, Valerija, 2012, Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci: časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu, 30 (1), pp. 163–180. 
  14. The impacts of the global recession on Southeast European countries Buturac, Goran and Ivan Teodorović, 2012, Eastern European Economics, 50 (1), pp. 78–97. 
  15. Are house prices characterized by threshold effects? Evidence from developed and post-transition countries Posedel, Petra and Maruška Vizek, 2011, Finance a uver – Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, 61 (6), pp. 584–600. 
  16. The tourism-growth nexus in Croatia Payne, James and Andrea Mervar, 2010, Tourism Economics, 16 (4), pp. 1089–1094. 
  17. The economic effects of Croatia’s accession to the European Union Lejour, Arjan, Andrea Mervar and Gerard Verweij, 2009, Eastern European Economics, 47 (6), pp. 60–83.
  18. House price determinants in transition and EU-15 countries Posedel, Petra and Maruška Vizek, 2009, Post-Communist Economies, 21 (3), pp. 329–355. 
  19. Modeling inflation in Croatia Vizek, Maruška and Tanja Broz, 2009, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 45 (6), pp. 87–98. 
  20. Economic growth in the Southeastern Europe: the role of the banking sector Botrić, Valerija and Sunčana Slijepčević, 2008, Post-Communist Economies, 20 (2), pp. 253–262. 

Other papers

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  1. Measurement of Economic Forecast Accuracy: A Systematic Overview of the Empirical Literature Buturac, Goran, 2022. Journal of risk and financial management, 15(1) 
  2. History matters: development and institutional persistence of the Habsburg Military Frontier in Croatia Tkalec, Marina, 2020, Public Sector Economics, 44(1), pp. 117-145. 
  3. Oil prices and European household consumption expenditures Vizek, Maruška, Junsoo Lee and James E. Payne, 2020, OPEC Energy Review, 44(1).
  4. Methodology for decomposition of gross domestic product to the components of final demand and application for croatian economy Mikulić, Davor, 2019, Ekonomski pregled, 70(3), pp. 451-476.
  5. Does longterm growth of croatian economy depend on demography or productivity after all? Lovrinčević, Željko, 2019, Ekonomski pregled, 70(3), pp. 380-410.
  6. The basics of input-output analysis with application to Croatian economy Mikulić, Davor, 2018. Zagreb : The institute of economics, Zagreb.
  7. Long-term trends in Croatian GDP growth Anita Čeh Časni, Petra Palić, and Maruška Vizek, 2018. In Z. Petak and K. Kotarski (Eds.), Policy-Making at the European Periphery: The Case of Croatia (New Perspectives on South-East Europe book series), pp. 127–145. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
  8. Monetary policy in a highly euroized economy Kristijan Kotarski and Marina Tkalec, 2018. In Z. Petak and K. Kotarski (Eds.), Policy-Making at the European Periphery: The Case of Croatia (New Perspectives on South-East Europe book series), pp. 147–168. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
  9. The entrepreneurship-unemployment nexus in Croatia Payne, James E. and Andrea Mervar, 2017, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 6 (3), pp. 375–384.
  10. An economy under conditions of high indebtedness: the case of Croatia Buturac, Goran, 2017, Ekonomski pregled : mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista, 68(1), str. 3-31.
  11. Analysis of unemployment-inflation nexus in times of crisis: the case of Croatia Recher, Vedran, Marina Matošec and Petra Palić, 2017, Ekonomski pregled : mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista, 68(1), pp. 32-58.
  12. Consumption in the dark: estimating unrecorded expenditures of households in Croatia Škrinjarić, Bruno, Vedran Recher and Jelena Budak, 2017, Croatian Economic Survey, 19 (2), pp. 135–167.
  13. The stationarity of inflation in Croatia: anti-inflation stabilization program and the change in persistence Gil-Alana, Luis A., Andrea Mervar and James E. Payne, 2016, Economic Change and Restructuring, 50 (1), pp. 45–58. 
  14. The state and the economy : where is Croatia? Buturac, Goran, 2015, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista, 65(5), pp. 513-540.
  15. Contemporary trends and prospects of economic recovery Angelova, Biljana, Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović and Srđan Redžepagić (Eds.), 2014. Nice, CEMAFI International.
  16. Macroeconomic imbalances in croatian economy: duality between financial and real sector Krnić, Branko and Dubravko Radošević, 2014,  Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista, 65(2), pp. 3-34.
  17. Beyond the global recession: mutual trade and economic convergence Buturac, Goran, 2013, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 64 (4), pp. 303–326.
  18. Is GDP an appropriate indicator of sustainable economic development Lovrinčević, Željko, Davor Mikulić and Andrea Galić Nagyszombaty, 2013, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 64 (5), pp. 474–493.
  19. Development strategy for Croatia 2014 – 2020 Radošević, Dubravko, 2013, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 64 (3), pp. 187–212. 
  20. Application of model-based approach to the calculation of the leading composite indicator: the case of CROLEI index Rašić Bakarić, Ivana, Marina Tkalec and Maruška Vizek, 2011, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 62 (11), pp. 613–635. 
  21. Croatian economy in terms of the global recession Buturac, Goran, Edo Rajh and Ivan Teodorović, 2009, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 60 (12), pp. 663–698. 
  22. Manufacturing products in Croatia: technology, supply and demand Lovrinčević, Željko, 2009, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 60 (11), pp. 535–569. 
  23. The impact of macroeconomic policies on manufacturing production in Croatia Tkalec, Marina and Maruška Vizek, 2009, Privredna kretanja i ekonomska politika, 19 (121), pp. 11–34.
  24. Forecasting business and growth cycles in Croatia Bačić, Katarina and Maruška Vizek, 2008, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 59 (11), pp. 646–668.
  25. NAIRU: the indicator and its estimation methods Botrić, Valerija, 2008, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 59 (5–6), pp. 243–266. 
  26. Price level convergence and its impact on inflation in Croatia Nestić, Danijel, 2008, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 59 (1–2), pp. 3–37. 
  27. Maastricht criteria and the inclusion of underground economy - the case of Croatia Lovrinčević, Željko, Zdravko Marić and Davor Mikulić, 2007,  Croatian economic survey, 9, pp. 125-165.
  28. Sources of inflation in transition economy: the case of Croatia Botrić, Valerija and Boris Cota, 2006, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 57(12), pp. 835-854.
  29. Foreign capital inflow - the effects on national savings, domestic investments and balance of payments of countries in transition in Central and Eastern Europe Lovrinčević, Željko, Zdravko Marić and Davor Mikulić, 2005, Ekonomski pregled: mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb, 56(3-4), pp. 163-185.

Projects

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  1. Is Croatia's Macroeconomic Convergence Sustainable?, 2024–2027 Commissioned by: The Institute of Economics, Zagreb
    Project manager: Željko Lovrinčević
  2. Too much of a good thing? The effects of tourism on the housing market in Croatia – TOURCRO, 2020–2024 Commissioned by: Croatian Science Foundation
    Project manager: Maruška Vizek
  3. Why is Croatian macroeconomic convergence towards the EU missing?, 2019–2023 Commissioned by: The Institute of Economics, Zagreb
    Project manager: Željko Lovrinčević
  4. An Overview of the Real Estate Market in the Republic of Croatia – 2019, 2020 Commissioned by: Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning
    Project manager: Ivana Rašić
  5. An Overview of the Real Estate Market in the Republic of Croatia – 2018, 2019 Commissioned by: Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning
    Project manager: Ivana Rašić
  6. Expert evaluation on predictability of state of the business cycle in the period from 2010 to 2013, 2019 Commissioned by: Union of Research and Higher Education Employees
    Project manager: Maruška Vizek
  7. Analysis of economic trends as a base for Croatian energy strategy (CRO2050), 2018 Commissioned by: Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar
    Project manager: Željko Lovrinčević
  8. Making of publication "Real Estate Market in the Republic of Croatia" – NEKRET, 2017–2018 Commissioned by: Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning
    Project manager: Ivan Žilić
  9. Sources of export growth and industrial development: Empirical evidence from Croatia (INDUS), 2017 (Tvoj grant@EIZ) Commissioned by: The Institute of Economics, Zagreb
    Project manager: Goran Buturac
  10. The distributional impact of fiscal policy in Croatia, 2016–2017 Commissioned by: The World Bank
    Project manager: Ivica Rubil
  11. Big data: Google searches predict unemployment in EU-28, 2015 Commissioned by: ETLA, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
    Project coordinator: Iva Tomić
  12. Design of supply and use tables in accordance with CPA 2008 and NCA 2007 for 2010, 2014 Commissioned by: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
    Project manager: Davor Mikulić 
  13. Household credit risk in Croatia: an analysis based on the Household Budget Survey of 2010, 2012–2013 Commissioned by: Croatian National Bank
    Project coordinator: Danijel Nestić
  14. An analysis of the business cycles in Croatia, 1995–2013 Commissioned by: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia
    Project manager: Maruška Vizek 
  15. Determinants of house prices in transition economies, 2009–2010 Commissioned by: Global Development Network (GDN) and The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute (CERGE-EI)
    Project manager: Maruška Vizek
  16. Introduction and application of the system of national accounts in the Republic of Croatia, 2009 Commissioned by: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
    Project manager: Davor Mikulić
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