Institute of Public Finance
Details
Name
- Katarina Ott Director
- Ivica Urban Researcher
More info
- http://www.ijf.hr/eng
- +385 1 481 9363 | +385 1 488 6444
- +385 1 481 9365
Address
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Smi_iklasova 21
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Area of Expertise
Public sector economics:
- Transparency, accountability, and participation
- The tax system
- Taxation Costs
- Progressiveness of taxation
- Fiscal federalism
- Public debt
- The unofficial economy
- State aid
- Foreign direct investment
- Financing of science and education
- Relations between the executive branch and the legislature in the budget process
Publications
- The Citizen's Guide to the Budget
- The Citizen's Guide to Taxation
- Croatian Accession to the European Union: The Challenges of Participation
Major Current Activities
Projects looking at subnational budget watch, income tax progressivity, fiscal equalization, education expenditures, tax harmonization with the European Union, Croatia's European Union accession monitoring, etc.