Faculty

Krešimir Žigić is the Citigroup Endowment Associate Professor with tenure at CERGE-EI (under US permanent charter) since 2007 and a member of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI since 2004. He is a Docent (Associate Professor) at CERGE, Charles University since 2012 and a Researcher at the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences (EI) since 1993. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb, B.A. 1982, M.A. 1988. Ph.D. in Economics, CERGE-EI, 1996. Assistant Professor, CERGE, Charles University, 1996–2012. Deputy Director for Graduate Studies, CERGE and EI 1997–1999 and 2005–2008. At CERGE-EI (under US permanent charter) he was Philip Morris Associate Professor, Fall 2001 – Fall 2002, Altria Group Associate Professor, Spring 2003, and Associate Professor of European Economic Issues, Česká spořitelna Chair, Fall 2003 – Spring 2007. Financial Officer, Rade Koncar Corporation, Zagreb, 1982–1990. Lecturer, Central European University, 1994. Lecturer, World Bank and Joint Vienna Institute Comprehensive Course, 1993–2003.

Research orientation:
International trade, industrial organization, applied microeconomics.