Zdravko Marić, Ph. D.

Born on the 3rd of February, 1977, in Slavonski Brod.

Married, one children.


EDUCATION:

2008 - Won his Doctor's degree at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of
Zagreb, with a thesis entitled: "Impact of foreign direct investments on the
productivity of Croatian companies"

2007 - Executive Education Program „Public Financial Management", Harvard University,
J. F. Kennedy School of Government

2004 - Earned his Master's degree from the Faculty of Economics and Business of the
University of Zagreb, postgraduate study of Operations research, with his master's
thesis entitled: "Analysis of capital flow into the transition countries through the impact
on investments".

2000 - Graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Zagreb,
study programme- Finance


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2008 - State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance

2006. Assistant Minister for Macroeconomic Analysis and Planning, in the Ministry of
Finance

2001. Research assistant at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb
- Teaching assistant (part time) at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management
- Teaching assistant (part time) at the International Graduate Business School, Zagreb


LANGUAGES:

English - actively (business and everyday communication)

Italian - actively (everyday communication)


PERSONAL INTERESTS AND HOBBIES:

Tennis and basketball

Film


PUBLICATIONS:

RESEARCH:

1. Lovrinčević, Ž., Mikulić, D., Marić, Z. (2004), "Investment efficiency and FDI - old story, new circumstances", Ekonomski pregled 1-2, pages 3-44

2. Botrić, V., Marić, Z., Mikulić, D. (2004), "The Correlation between the Formal and Informal Sector in Transition Economies", 2nd International Conference: An Enterprise Odyssey: Building Competitive Advantage.

3. Lovrinčević, Ž., Marić, Z., Mikulić, D. (2004), "Capital Flow to Transition Economies: Implications for Investment", 65th Anniversary Conference of the Institute of Economics, Zagreb, November 18-19 2004.

4.Lovrinčević, Ž., Buturac, G., Marić, Z. (2004), "Foreign capital inflows - influence on domestic investment and trade structure", Ekonomski pregled 11-12, pages 894-934

5. Lovrinčević, Ž., Marić, Z., Mikulić, D. (2004), "Regional Unemployment Differences in Croatia", International conference on "System Transformation Models and the Social Price of Reforms in Russia, the CIS and CEE Countries", Moscow, November 25-26 2004.

6. Lovrinčević, Ž., Marić, Z., Mikulić, D. (2005), " Foreign capital inflow - the effects on national savings, domestic investments and balance of payments of countries in transition in Central and Eastern Europe", Ekonomski pregled 3-4, pages 163-185.

7. Lovrinčević, Ž., Marić, Z., Mikulić, D. (2005), "Regional differences in the underground economy in Croatia", Comparative Analysis of Economic Transition-Russian Federation, Croatia and the CEE Countries - Proceedings of the International Round Table Conference, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, 2005., str. 109-128.

8. Lovrinčević, Ž., Marić, Z., Rajh, E. (2005), "How to regionalize Croatia optimally?", Ekonomski pregled 12, pages 1109-1160.

TECHNICAL:

1. Marić, Z. (2008), "Review of the 2008 State Budget Proposal", 2nd conference of the Croatian Association of Accountants and Financial Experts: Croatian public sector - practice and perspectives, Opatija, March 13th -14th, 2008, pages 1-14.