Sunčana Slijepčević, PhD

Education

• 2009 PhD at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitiy of Zagreb
• 2005 MSc at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb
• 2000 university degree at the Graduate School of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb

Employment and work experience

• since 2001 - The Institute of Economics, Zagreb
• 2001 (June–November), Association of Autonomous Trade Unions economic advisor
• 2001 (April–June), Inker, Zaprešić research assistant

Fields of interest

• public sector economics
• regional and urban economics
• environmental economics
• local finance
• financial institutions
• multivariate analysis

Selected bibliography

• Slijepčević, Sunčana; Mikulić, Davor; Horvat, Kristijan. Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the installation of heat-cost allocators in multifamily buildings in Croatia. // Energies. 12 (2019), 3; 1–18.
• Bačić Katarina; Rašić Bakarić, Ivana; Slijepčević, Sunčana. Sources of productivity differentials in manufacturing in post-transition urban South-East Europe. // Post-Communist Economies. 30 (2018), 4; 526–548.
• Slijepčević, Sunčana. The impact of the economic crisis and obstacles to investments at local level. // Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences. 55E (2018); 62–79.
• Slijepčević, Sunčana; Rajh, Edo; Budak, Jelena. Analiza izloženosti korupcijskim pritiscima na lokalnoj razini vlasti u Europi. // Ekonomski pregled. 69 (2018), 4; 329–349.
• Slijepčević, Sunčana; Budak, Jelena; Rajh, Edo. The effect of EU membership on public procurement for SMEs in post-transition countries // Entrepreneurship in post-communist countries (pp. 163–181) / Ateljević, Jovo; Budak, Jelena (Eds.). Cham: Springer, 2018.
• Jurlina Alibegović, Dubravka; Slijepčević, Sunčana. Attitudes towards citizen participation in the local decision-making process: A compartive analysis. // Društvena istraživanja. 27 (2018), 1; 155–175.
• Budak, Jelena; Slijepčević, Sunčana; Rajh, Edo. Small and medium enterprises’ obstacles to public procurement: Lessons learned for Balkans. // World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development. 13 (2017), 2–3; 178–193.
• Mikulić, Davor; Rašić Bakarić, Ivana; Slijepčević, Sunčana. The economic impact of energy saving retrofits of residential and public buildings in Croatia. // Energy Policy. 96 (2016); 630–644.
• Mikulić, Davor; Rašić Bakarić, Ivana; Slijepčević, Sunčana. The socioeconomic impact of energy saving renovation measures in urban buildings. // Ekonomska istraživanja. 29 (2016) , 1; 1109–1125.
• Botrić, Valerija; Bačić, Katarina; Slijepčević, Sunčana. FDI, trade and growth in the “late reformers” post transition. // Theooretical and Applied Economics. 22 (2015) , SI 2; 269–280.
• Jurlina Alibegović, Dubravka; Slijepčević, Sunčana. Assessment of drug-related public expenditures in Croatia. // Društvena istraživanja. 24 (2015), 1; 1–20.
• Jurlina Alibegović, Dubravka; Slijepčević, Sunčana; Kordej-De Villa, Željka. Regional development and decentralization – Two options to overcome lack of funding. // Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences. 43 E (2014), 10; 146–167.
• Jurlina Alibegović, Dubravka; Slijepčević, Sunčana; Kordej-De Villa, Željka. Can local governments in Croatia cope with more responsibilities? // Lex Localis. 11 (2013), 3; 471–495.
• Botrić, Valerija; Slijepčević, Sunčana. Economic growth in the Southeastern Europe: The role of the banking sector. // Post-Communist Economies. 20 (2008), 2; 253–262.