Institute of public finance
Public Sector Economics Journal
Public Sector Economics
2024 Conference


The Institute of Public Finance and the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb are organising the conference New developments in the economics of education in Zagreb, Croatia, on September 23, 2024. The conference will aim to explore emerging trends and innovative approaches at the intersection of economics and education. We invite submissions of critical reviews, theoretical, analytical, policy, methodological and empirical studies on various aspects of the economics of education. We encourage the submission of papers reflecting the concerns of various disciplines, such as education, economics, finance, sociology and political science. 


The conference will feature invited keynote presentations and a panel of experts on the economics of education. Relevant topics include but are not limited to:
  • Benefits of investing in early childhood education and care; reasons for limited progress
  • Latest trends in vocational education and training 
  • Advances in measuring school effectiveness / school resources and educational outcomes
  • Recent evidence on private and social returns to investment in education, academic achievement and earnings
  • Teacher shortages – causes and remedies
  • Education and skill mismatches in labour markets 
  • Pandemic learning losses and recoveries 
  • Bologna Process and European higher education – achievements and disappointments
  • Innovative solutions for financing education at different levels
  • New evidence on links between education and inequality/poverty
  • New evidence on education and economic growth
  • Digital transformation in education – progress and limitations
  • Lifelong learning and economic development.







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