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Ljiljana Božić, PhD, OTS project associate, participated in the ICED conference
From December 2 to 3, 2024, Zagreb hosted the International Conference on the Economics of the Decoupling (ICED 2024) for the sixth year in a row, which brought together experts from the fields of economics, sustainable development, energy, and environmental protection. The conference was held at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Zagreb, both live and online, and provided an opportunity for international cooperation and knowledge exchange. During the two-day event, about 100 registered foreign and domestic participants had the opportunity to participate in 11 panels with many presentations and lectures. In total, almost 90 papers were submitted, of which 68 were selected for presentation, dealing with current topics in the context of separating economic growth from negative environmental impact. Discussions covered key challenges in the implementation of green policies, energy efficiency, sustainable tourism, green innovations, and the role of digitization and artificial intelligence in economy, as well as innovations in circular and digital economy.
Our researcher, Ljiljana Božić, PhD, presented the paper “Resource efficiency actions and production cost in Croatian firms”, written as part of the project „Determinants of Strengthening Technological Capabilities of Different Sectors“, funded within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026 - NextGenerationEU.
More on the conference here.
Ljiljana Božić, PhD, participated in the Odyssey conference
Ljiljana Božić, PhD, researcher on the OTS project - „Determinants of Strengthening Technological Capabilities of Different Sectors“ - funded within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026 - NextGenerationEU, participated in the 15th international Odyssey conference organized by the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb. The conference was held from May 22 to 25, 2024 in Dubrovnik, Croatia and online, and our researcher presented a paper entitled "Determinants of Production Costs Change in Firms That Implement Resource Efficiency Strategies".
More on the conference: here.
On January 1, 2024 The Institute of Economics, Zagreb started with the implementation of the four-year project "Determinants of Strengthening Technological Capabilities of Different Sectors“ (OTS), financed with funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026 - NextGenerationEU. The project is part of the four-year Program Agreement that the Institute of Economics, Zagreb signed with the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia. The Program Agreement is a new instrument of public financing of scientific institutions that enables the institutions to independently manage scientific activity in accordance with national strategic goals and based on the results and quality of scientific work. The project lasts until December 31, 2027 and project activities, as well as events, will be published on the web pages of the Institute of Economics, Zagreb.
