Visiting scholars


Potential visiting scholars (assistants, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral candidates, scientists, and other researchers) can reside at The Institute of Economics, Zagreb if they express their interest in visiting the Institute with the aim of conducting research.

Visiting scholars should submit the following application documents:
 
  • A cover letter explaining why they wish to visit and reside at The Institute of Economics, Zagreb; providing further information regarding their planned research; and explaining the mutual benefits of cooperation between the Institute and the candidates
  • A research proposal (max. 3–4 pages long) presenting the research topic, analytical framework, a short literature review, and the methodology to be used
  • Curriculum vitae accompanied by a list of publications
  • A statement explaining the candidate's cost coverage during their stay in Zagreb 
  • Recommendations (not obligatory).

Criteria to be considered upon selection: quality, originality of the proposed research, and the candidate's CV.

Advantage will be given to candidates who have previously established contact with researchers from The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, who have recommendations, and who plan to publicly present the findings of their proposed research.

Visiting scholars can reside at The Institute of Economics, Zagreb from 1 month up to 12 months. The Institute will provide suitable workspace, a computer (if required), e-mail address, internet access, library and databases access. The Institute of Economics, Zagreb does not undertake any commitment regarding the financial obligations connected with the visiting scholars' residence at the Institute.

Applications written in Croatian or English language can be sent to eizagreb@eizg.hr or to The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Director's Office, Trg J. F. Kennedyja 7, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. All valid applications will be taken into consideration by the Director, who, upon internal consultations, will make a decision on the acceptance of the candidate and appoint a host from The Institute of Economics, Zagreb. Candidates shall be informed of election results within a month following the complete submission of the documents.

Visiting scholars in 2023:



Peter Wright 
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period from September 27, 2023 to January 26, 2024
  • e-mail: pqwrigh2@illinois.edu


Nora Hassan
United States Environmental Protection Agency, SAD
 
  • environmental protection specialist, visiting the Institute in the period from September to December 2023
  • e-mail: nhassan@eizg.hr 


Visiting scholars in 2020:


Allison M. Carragher
 

Eddie Gerba
Bank of England / London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period from March 9 to March 13, 2020
  • e-mail: E.E.Gerba@lse.ac.uk


Visiting scholars in 2019:

Sean Louis Turner
Small Islands Organisation (SMILO)
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period from February 1, 2019 to June 15, 2019
  • e-mail: sturner@eizg.hr
 

Visiting scholars in 2018:

Aleksandar Kešeljević
Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
 
Hüseyin Şen 
Yıldırım Beyazıt University in Ankara, Turkey
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in a two-week period from May - June 2018
  • e-mail: hsen@ybu.edu.tr

Tomislav Vukina
North Carolina State University, USA
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period between January - June, 2018
  • e-mail: tom_vukina@ncsu.edu

 
Visiting scholars in 2017:

Marko Lucić
 
  • research associate
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period between October, 2017 - March, 2018
  • e-mail: mlucic@eizg.hr

Martin Larsson
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
 
  • European Governance/Master's Programme
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period between March 1 - June, 2017
  • e-mail: mlarsson@eizg.hr

Sean Louis Turner
University of Maryland, College Park, SAD
 
  • Fullbright scholar
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period between October 2016 - July 24, 2017
  • e-mail: sturner@eizg.hr
 

Visiting scholars in 2016:

Simon Stickelmann
Utrecht University, The Netherlands, European Governance/International Territorial Studies Master's Programme
   

Visiting scholars in 2015:

Petra Posedel
Professor at Zagreb School of Economics and Management
 
prof. dr. Junsoo Lee
Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa
 
  • visiting scholar in the period June 8 - June 15, 2015
  • held an econometrics workshop at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb
  • e-mail: jlee@culverhouse.ua.edu

Matthijs Zijlmans  
Utrecht University, The Netherlands 
 
  • European Governance/Political Science master's student 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period February - June, 2015  
  • e-mail: matthijs_zijlmans@hotmail.com

Josip Glaurdić
Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period May 10 - May 14, 2015
  • e-mail: jg527@cam.ac.uk

Olimpia Elena Mihaela Oancea
Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
 
  • Ph.D. student and lecturer at the the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period January 5 - March 2, 2015
  • e-mail: olimpiaoancea@yahoo.com

Cristina Voicu-Olteanu 
Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania
 
  • Ph.D. student in management
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period January 5 - February 5, 2015
  • e-mail: voltcristina@yahoo.com
 

Visiting scholars in 2014:

Caetano Penna 
Sussex University, Brighton, UK
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period February 24 - July 31, 2014

Goel K. Rajeev   
Illinois State University, Department of Economics, Normal, IL, USA
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period March 13-19, 2014
 

Visiting scholars in 2013:

Diane Flaherty
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
 
  • visiting scholar at the Institute in the period September 25 - October 2, 2013  

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