Kresimir Zigic, Ph.D.

e-mail: Kresimir.Zigic@cerge-ei.cz tel.: 420-224 005 245 room no.: 306 Curriculum Vitae

Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb, B.A. 1982, M.A. 1988. Financial Officer, Rade Koncar Corporation, Zagreb, 1982-1990. Lecturer, World Bank and Joint Vienna Institute Comprehensive Course since 1993. Lecturer, Central European University, 1994. Since 1994 a Researcher at the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Assistant Professor, CERGE, Charles University, Prague since 1995. Ph.D. in Economics, CERGE, 1996. 1997-1999 and 2005-2008 Deputy Director for Graduate Studies, CERGE. Philip Morris Professor at CERGE-EI, Fall 2001-Fall 2002. Altria Professor at CERGE-EI, Spring 2003. Associate Professor of European Economic Issues, Česká spořitelna Chair, Fall 2003–Spring 2007. Since 2004 ESC Tenured Member. Since Fall 2007 Citigroup Endowment Professor at CERGE-EI.

Research Orientation:

Strategic trade policy, North-South trade, technological spillovers and imitation, industrial and competition policy.