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Exploring interpersonal conflicts within the JD-R model : aggregation and validation in the context of elementary school employees in Croatia

Kostelić, Katarina; Gonan Božac, Marli; Paulišić, Morena - 2024

This study aims to enhance the Job Demand-Resources (JD-R) model by incorporating the aggregation approach and addressing the research gap concerning interpersonal conflicts within this framework. Building on the theoretical background and placing interpersonal conflicts in the JD-R framework,...

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The everyday cost of paradise: seasonal grocery inflation as a tourism-led externality

Kuliš, Zvonimir; Mikulic, Josip; Srhoj, Stjepan - 2026

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The relationship between leader-member exchange and team cohesion : a multi-team study in the Croatian banking sector

Bratek, Mark; Hruška, Domagoj; Sertić, Ana - 2026

This study explores the relationship between Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) quality and team cohesion within the Croatian banking sector. Drawing from relationship-based leadership theories, we investigate how the quality of dyadic relationships between leaders and team members influences team...

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OECD Economic Surveys: Croatia 2026

2026

Croatia has been converging towards OECD average living standards. After a rapid post-pandemic recovery, economic growth is set to moderate in 2026 and 2027 amid high uncertainty and supply constraints. Fiscal policy should support the disinflationary process, continue to build buffers and...

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Students' perception of private University brand value in Croatia - what has changed in 5 years?

Ostojić, Martina; Leko Šimić, Mirna - 2026

Increased competition in the higher education market is a key reason for higher education institutions (HEIs) to adopt marketing strategies to remain competitive. Branding is one of the strategies frequently used in this context. This study examines changes in university brand value perception...

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Bridge employment as a post-retirement strategy : insights from Croatian entrepreneurs

König, Ljerka Sedlan; Alpeza, Mirela; Mezulić Juric, Petra - 2026

Population aging is reshaping retirement trajectories, challenging traditional models that conceptualize retirement as a definitive withdrawal from productive roles. While bridge employment has been widely studied, research has largely focused on former salaried employees, leaving the...

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The everyday cost of paradise : seasonal grocery inflation as a tourism-led externality

Kuliš, Zvonimir; Mikulić, Josip; Srhoj, Stjepan - 2026

This study conceptualizes tourism-led grocery inflation as a cost-of-living externality affecting everyday goods. Using retailer-published price microdata for Croatia, it aggregates 1.3 billion daily observations into monthly datasets covering May-October 2025. Prices are already higher in...

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Disability, Work and Inclusion in Croatia : Coherent Assessments and Stronger Pathways to Work

2026

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Burnout dimensions among corporate employees in Croatia : differences by gender, working hours, job position, and company size

Cvjetković, Matea; Primorac, Dinko; Vargović, Emil - 2026

Burnout syndrome, characterised by exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy, is a growing concern in contemporary fast-paced workplaces. In Croatia, research has mostly concentrated on helping professions, rarely focusing on the business sector. Objectives: This study aims to...

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Perceived barriers and ICT-related attitudes among secondary school students in Croatia : an exploratory study

Mikša, Marko; Balabanić, Ivan; Mališ, Sanja Sever - 2026

This paper examines factors influencing students' engagement with information and communication technologies (ICT) in secondary education. While prior research typically distinguishes between intrinsic and extrinsic inhibitors, empirical evidence on their joint and differentiated effects remains...

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Economic diplomacy and bilateral trade flows in times of crisis : evidence from Croatia

Mlinarić, Danijel; Jošić, Hrvoje; Vlahov, Antonio - 2026

Economic diplomacy is widely regarded as an instrument of trade promotion, particularly for small open economies seeking to strengthen their position in international markets. Objectives: This paper investigates the determinants of Croatian bilateral trade flows from 1992 to 2022 using an...

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Concessions on Beaches and Concessions on Demand in the new Croatian Law

Vojković, Goran - 2025

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Croatia Subnational Public Finance Review

2025

The Subnational public finance report is the first in a series of World Bank reports that analyze local and regional government fiscal and financial developments in Croatia. The objective of this work is to offer policy advice on improving public service delivery in a fiscally efficient and...

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Unravelling the link between financialisation and economic growth : evidence from Croatia

Mamuti, Agim; Kadiu, Fatbardha; Sherifi, Idaver; … - 2025

This study investigates the relationship between financialisation and economic growth in Croatia, focusing on the period from 1995 to 2021. Using time series econometric models, including the Augmented Dickey-Fuller test for stationarity, Johansen's cointegration test for long-term...

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Deregulation derailed : evidence from services markets liberalization in Croatia

Grajzl, Peter; Ćorić, Bruno; Srhoj, Stjepan - 2025

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Deregulation derailed : evidence from services markets liberalization in Croatia

Grajzl, Peter; Ćorić, Bruno; Srhoj, Stjepan - 2025

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Deregulation derailed : evidence from services markets liberalization in Croatia

Grajzl, Peter; Ćorić, Bruno; Srhoj, Stjepan - 2025 - rev.

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FY 2024 Croatia Country Opinion Survey Report

2025

The Country Opinion Survey in Croatia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Croatia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector,...

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Which bite harder: new or old EU fiscal rules? : backcasting Croatian episode under the EDP

Banić, Frane; Deskar-Škrbić, Milan; Lang, Maroje - 2025

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College application choices in a repeated Deferred Acceptance (DA) setting : empirical evidence from Croatia

Kovač, Dejan; Neilson, Christopher A.; Raith, Johanna - 2025

How do beliefs on admission probability influence application choices? In this study, we empirically investigate whether and how admission probability is reflected in application choices in a centralized admission system. We exploit a novel setting of a dynamic deferred acceptance mechanism as...

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Country Partnership Framework for Croatia for the Period FY25-FY30

International Finance Corporation; Multilateral … - 2025

Over the past decade, Croatia has demonstrated significant progress in economic development and improvement in living standards for its citizens. Economic performance during this period, including the country's strong recovery following its pandemic-induced recession, was underpinned by sound...

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Civil society monitoring report on the implementation of the national strategic framework for Roma equality, inclusion, and participation in Croatia

2025

The implementation of Croatia's 'National Roma Strategic Framework' (NRSF) has led to visible progress in promoting Roma culture, improving living conditions, and enhancing participation. Awareness-raising initiatives, cultural memorials, and media projects have strengthened the recognition of...

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Preserved anchovy in the EU : price structure in the supply chain focus on Italy, Spain and Croatia : case study

2025

The present report proposes five price transmission analyses in three MS (Italy, Spain and Croatia). Among the five analyses conducted, all analyses cover preserved anchovy of national origin retailed in national supermarkets. As follows: - 80 g of salted anchovies in olive oil retailed in Italy...

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Preserved anchovy in the EU : price structure in the supply chain focus on Italy, Spain and Croatia : case study

2025

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Thematic country review on upskilling pathways for low-skilled adults in Croatia : key findings of the first research phase

2025

This report presents the findings from the first (micro) phase of the thematic country review (TCR) on upskilling pathways (UP) in Croatia. It captures the perspectives of both the beneficiaries of the initiatives under review and the stake-holders involved in their implementation. The TCR on UP...

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The impact of internal and macroeconomic factors on the profitability of the banking sector : a case study of the Western Balkan countries

Hoxha, Arsim; Bajrami, Roberta; Prekazi, Ylber - 2025

The banking sector in the Western Balkan countries has changed dramatically in recent years. A variety of factors have contributed to these changes, such as economic growth, increased competition, and the implementation of new regulations. As a result, the profitability of the banking sector...

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Croatia : [institutional mechanisms for gender equality and gender mainstreaming factsheet]

2025

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Country report non-discrimination : transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 : Croatia [2025]

2025

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Perspectives on corporate governance in state-owned enterprises : evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia

Sudžukaa, Emir; Kulovićb, Dženan; Hruškac, Domagoj; … - 2025

This paper examines the key aspects of corporate governance of stateowned enterprises (SOEs) through a comparative survey conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia. The research explores two distinct perspectives: the state's view on the necessity and governance of SOEs, and the...

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Relative efficiency of university libraries in Croatia : a window data envelopment analysis approach

Čiković, Katerina Fotova; Mandić, Antonija; Šipek, Tanja - 2025

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Croatia's economic integration in EU's regional supply chains : panel data quantile regression

Mance, Davor; Šekimić, Dora; Debelić, Borna - 2025

Background: Recent global disruptions have exposed the vulnerability of international supply chains, prompting a shift toward regionalization to enhance economic resilience. As a European Union (EU) member, Croatia has an opportunity to strengthen its integration into EU regional value chains...

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Analysis of minimum number sampling points : Croatia

2025 - Final edition

The aim is to identify gaps in the monitoring network for Croatia according to the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2881). The analysis is conducted considering the data officially reported by Croatia for the last five years (2019-2023) to EEA's Repornet2. Data has been...

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Country report, gender equality : how are EU rules transposed into national law? : Croatia [2025]

2025

Croatia is a unitary and indivisible democratic and welfare state (Article 1 of the Constitution). The Croatian legal system is a civil law system and the government is organised according to the principle of the separation of powers into legislative, executive and judicial branches, but is also...

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Harnessing networks to drive innovation and achieve Sustanable Development Goals (SDGs) : book of proceedings : 126th esd, Varazdin 2025

2025

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Embracing a sustainable future : a note on the digital transformation of Croatian Economic Survey

Botrić, Valerija - 2025

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EIB investment survey 2024 : Croatia overview

2025

This unique insight into the corporate investment in Croatia examines companies' finance needs and the constraints they face. The 2024 edition also provides insight into the pressing issues facing firms, such as climate change, high energy costs and the green transition. The survey, which has...

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VAT gap in the EU : country report 2024 : Croatia

2025

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

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Cross-border regional labour market analysis : case study : region Trieste/Gorizia - Gorizia/Coastal-Karst - Istria/Primorje-Gorski Kotar (Italy -Slovenia - Croatia)

2025

This report is an analysis of the labour market in the trilateral border region between Slovenia, Italy and Croatia. It presents a current and forward-looking analysis of the evolution of the labour market from both a statistical and policy perspective. Importantly, the focus of the case study...

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Public administration and governance : Croatia, 2023

2025

Government effectiveness in Croatia has recorded an increase in score from 0.46 in 2019 to 0.58 in 2022, highlighting a clear positive trend. Nevertheless, government effectiveness remains below the average for the European Union Member States (EU-27) in 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19),...

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Facilitating enforcement of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) by competent authorities : Croatia

2025

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EUROMOD country report : Croatia : 2021-2024

2025

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Croatia. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

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Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency

2025

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2017

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European inventory of NQFs 2024 : Croatia

2025

The Croatian Qualifications Framework (CROQF) (Hrvatski kvalifikacijski okvir, HKO) is a comprehensive 13-level framework. It includes qualifications from all levels and sectors of formal education and training, i.e. general, vocational education and training (VET), higher and adult education....

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Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency : Eurobarometer summary

2025

The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is the framework of economic policies covering the European Union (EU) - including both euro area and non-euro area countries. The principal long-term aim of EMU is economic convergence for the EU over three successive stages. Once a country reaches the...

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Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency : Eurobarometer data annex

2025

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Digital decade 2025 : Croatia

2025

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Baseline study on the training and certification requirements for fishers in EU Member States : final report; Annex B: Member State overview Croatia

2025

Croatia's fishing fleet is largely small-scale. The fleet operates only in the northern Adriatic. Commercial fishing activities require professional training (8 hours) that is offered monthly by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. In addition, national Croatian standards...

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Understanding consumer food waste behaviours : findings from Croatia

2025

The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how they manage food in their daily lives through a survey. Based on their...

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Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency : Eurobarometer report

2025

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Measuring social impact and enhancing workforce integration in Croatia's hotel industry : challenges, opportunities, and strategic perspectives

Filipović, Nenad; Uroić, Patricia; Mikulić, Josip - 2025

Background: Croatia's hotel industry faces persistent labour shortages and a rising reliance on foreign workers, underscoring the importance of structured workplace integration and measurable social outcomes. Objective: This paper proposes a sectorspecific framework for social impact and...

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Does gender matter in audit? : evidence on earnings management and audit delay from Croatia

Šušak, Toni; Stapić, Ivana - 2025

Background: There is an expanding body of research on the relationship between auditor gender and earnings management, based on the assumption that female auditors possess specific innate characteristics relevant to external audit quality. Objectives: To further existing knowledge, this study...

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Assessing the relative importance of social and professional competencies for career advancement in Croatia

Ćorluka, Ana Skledar; Buljat, Maja; Mataković, Ivana … - 2025

Research background: While there is existing research on the importance of employees' social competencies, there is a need for further investigation into their specific impact on long-term employability and career advancement, especially in the context of different industries or cultural...

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Improving Investment in Human Capital in Croatia : Efficiency of Public Spending on Education and Healthcare

Hallaert, Jean-Jacques - 2025

Croatia’s public spending efficiency in education and healthcare can be increased. Increased efficiency would free fiscal resources that could be used for fiscal savings and/or improved outcomes. This would require reforms such as consolidating schools, increasing instructional hours, revising...

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