Focus: An Economic Agenda for Croatia

The Ifo Institute received a request from the Croatian Statehood Foundation to develop an economic and social reform programme for Croatia in 2015.

After several months of research, the study put forth a scientifically sound programme on how Croatia’s very serious structural problems can be overcome, condensed into 13 papers dealing in detail with the key issues addressed by the programme. They were published as a book in January 2016.

This Focus in the Spring 2016 issue of CESifo Forum is based on the book, but further condensing the analyses and recommendations and including further scientific, especially methodological, developments.

The articles comprise:

+ Falck, Oliver and Siegfried Schönherr: Introduction: an economic reform agenda for Croatia

+ Wollmershäuser, Timo: Exchange Rate Policy in Croatia

+ Buchen, Teresa, Marcus Drometer, Katrin Oesingmann and Timo Wollmershäuser: Managing Household Debt in Croatia

+ Steinwachs, Thomas and Erdal Yalcin: Stimulating Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade to Generate Employment

+ Weber, Michael: Wage Determination and Employment Adjustment in Croatia

+ Werding, Martin: Activating the Unemployment (Unemployed): Lessons for Croatia

+ Osterkamp, Rigmar: International Experiences on Labor Market Reforms

+ Werding, Martin and Marko Primorac: Old-age Provision: Policy Options for Croatia

+ Fabritz, Nadine and Oliver Falck: Human Capital in Croatia

+ Riem, Marina: Fiscal Consolidation

+ Reischmann, Markus: Public Debt Policies

+ Fabritz, Nadine, Oliver Falck and Julio C. Saavedra: Doing Business in Croatia

+ Steinbrecher, Johannes: Infrastructure and Energy Supply in Croatia

+ Fabritz, Nadine and Oliver Falck: Innovation Policy for Croatia