Program committee
Vjekoslav Bratić, Institute of Public Finance, Croatia
Director of the Institute of Public Finance and professor at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business. His research interests are in the field of public sector economics, local finances, budget and budgetary process, tax expenditures and financing religious communities. He holds PhD from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Political Science (2007) and from the University of Split Faculty of Economics (2010).
Dubravko Mihaljek, Co-editor of Public Sector Economics journal and Croatian National Bank, Croatia
Formerly Senior Adviser in the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), where he led outreach efforts to central banks, contributed to the BIS analysis of the global economy, and acted as Secretary to the Group of Governors from Small Open Economies. He is a co-editor of the journal Public Sector Economics at the Institute of Public Finance, a member of the Croatian National Bank Audit Committee, and an independent researcher.
Ivana Rašić, Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia
Director and senior research fellow at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb. Previously, she held the position of the head of the Department for Regional Development at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb (2021-2024). Her research interests are in the fields of multivariate analysis, operational research, econometrics, and regional and urban economics. She holds PhD from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Zagreb (2010).
Emily Sinnott, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
Head of the Policy and Strategy Division in the Economics Department of the European Investment Bank (EIB). Her work focuses on informing EIB strategic and operational orientation using economic research and country analyses. Prior to working at the EIB, she was Lead Economist and Program Leader for Latin America in the World Bank. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the European University Institute.
Emil Vargović, Institute of Public Finance, Croatia
Researcher at the Institute of Public Finance. His research interests are in the field of social policy, poverty and distributive inequalities. He holds PhD from the Central European University, Vienna (2022).
Bořek Vašíček, European Commission, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), Belgium
Senior economist in the unit Macroeconomic Imbalances at the DG ECFIN of the European Commission, dealing mainly with housing market analysis and surveillance of the EU Member States. Previously, he worked as a Research Economist and Adviser to the Board at the Czech National Bank and as a Lecturer at different universities. His research interests include applied macroeconomics, monetary policy and financial stability. He holds PhD from the Prague University of Economics and Business (2009) and from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (2010).
Director of the Institute of Public Finance and professor at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business. His research interests are in the field of public sector economics, local finances, budget and budgetary process, tax expenditures and financing religious communities. He holds PhD from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Political Science (2007) and from the University of Split Faculty of Economics (2010).
Formerly Senior Adviser in the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), where he led outreach efforts to central banks, contributed to the BIS analysis of the global economy, and acted as Secretary to the Group of Governors from Small Open Economies. He is a co-editor of the journal Public Sector Economics at the Institute of Public Finance, a member of the Croatian National Bank Audit Committee, and an independent researcher.
Director and senior research fellow at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb. Previously, she held the position of the head of the Department for Regional Development at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb (2021-2024). Her research interests are in the fields of multivariate analysis, operational research, econometrics, and regional and urban economics. She holds PhD from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Zagreb (2010).
Head of the Policy and Strategy Division in the Economics Department of the European Investment Bank (EIB). Her work focuses on informing EIB strategic and operational orientation using economic research and country analyses. Prior to working at the EIB, she was Lead Economist and Program Leader for Latin America in the World Bank. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the European University Institute.
Bořek Vašíček, European Commission, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), Belgium
Senior economist in the unit Macroeconomic Imbalances at the DG ECFIN of the European Commission, dealing mainly with housing market analysis and surveillance of the EU Member States. Previously, he worked as a Research Economist and Adviser to the Board at the Czech National Bank and as a Lecturer at different universities. His research interests include applied macroeconomics, monetary policy and financial stability. He holds PhD from the Prague University of Economics and Business (2009) and from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (2010).
Organising committee
Dubravko Mihaljek, Co-editor of Public Sector Economics journal and Croatian National Bank, Croatia
Mihaela Bronić, Institute of Public Finance, CroatiaMarina Nekić, Institute of Public Finance, CroatiaKatarina Ott, Institute of Public Finance, CroatiaKristina Vačevski, Institute of Public Finance, Croatia
Emil Vargović, Institute of Public Finance, Croatia