WELCOME TO JASMINKASOHINGER WEB PAGE

Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb
Trg J.F.Kennedyja 6
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel: ++3851 238 31 04
Fax: ++3851 233 56 33
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

Undergraduate:

  • "Introduction to Microeconomics" (UC Berkeley Extension)
  • "Microeconomics" (EF Zagreb, in Croatian and in English)
  • “Microeconomic Theory” (EF Zagreb, in Croatian and in English)
  • “Principles of Economics” (EF Zagreb, in English)
  • "Economic Systems" (UC Berkeley: Economics Department)
  • "Economic Integration and Liberalization in Europe" (UC Berkeley: Institute for International and Area Studies)
  • "Introduction to Political Economy" (UC Berkeley: Economics Department)
  • "Regulation and Markets" (EF Zagreb)
  • "Macroeconomics" (EF Zagreb)

Graduate:

  • Microeconomic Analysis (Ph.D. Program at EF Zagreb)
  • Diplomacy in International Trade (EF Zagreb)
  • International Trade Policy (EF Zagreb)

Academic Positions:

  • Visiting Scholar at Harvard University: Center for European Studies, Fall 2008 ( (
  • Visiting Professor at the University of California Berkeley, Institute of European Studies, and UC Berkeley Extension, 2003-2005 (
  • Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Zagreb University, since 2002.
  • Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Zagreb University, 1996.-2002.
  • Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Spring, 1993.
  • Visiting Associate Professor at the Institute of International and Area Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Fall, 1992.
  • John M. Ohlin Foundation Visiting Professor in Law and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Fall, 1992.
  • Fulbright Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1991-1993.
  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Zagreb University, 1989-1996.
  • Assistant, Faculty of Economics, Zagreb University, 1981-1989.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Faculty of Tourism and Foreign Trade, Dubrovnik, 1986-1989.

Other:

  • Research Visiting Scholar at the Economics Department, University of California at Berkeley, August 1993 - June 1994.
  • Visiting Research Associate at the Institute of International Studies, University of California at Berkeley, August 1991 - June 1994.
  • Research Associate, Institute for Economic Research, Faculty of Economics, Zagreb University, 1981 -1991.

Education

University of Zagreb / Ph.D. / 1988 / Economics
University of Zagreb / M.A. / 1984 / Economics
University of Zagreb / B.A. / 1979 / Economics

DISSERTATION TITLE:
"Theoretical Concepts and the Problem of General Economic Equilibrium"
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:
English, Spanish, Italian, Croatian (Fluent)
French, Russian, German(Medium Fluent)

BOOKS

Concepts of Equilibrium in Economic Analysis(in Croatian:Koncepti ravnoteže u ekonomskoj analizi), Zagreb: Narodne Novine, 1991.

Theory of Markets and Prices(in Croatian:Teorija tržišta i cijena), with Smiljan Jurin, Zagreb: Globus, 1990.

BOOKS EDITED

Economic Encyclopedia(in Croatian:Ekonomski leksikon), Associate Editor for Microeconomics and Economic Theory, Zagreb: Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža i Masmedia, 2011.

Social Optimum and Elements of Macroeconomic Policy(in Croatian:Društveni optimum i elementi makroekonomske politike), Zagreb: Institut za ekonomska istraživanja Ekonomskog fakulteta u Zagrebu, 1991.

BOOK REVIEWS

"Piero Sraffa: Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities" (in Croatian),Ekonomski pregled, Nos. 3-4, 1981, pp. 176-180.

"Claudio Napoleoni: The Economic Thought of the XX Century" (in Croatian),Naše teme, No. 10, 1981, pp. 1675-1676.

PAPERS AND WORKING PAPERS

“L’equilibrio di Cournot-Nash nel mercato oligopolistico”, 2017,
“Efficiency of the Excessive Deficit Procedures in Reducing Fiscal Deficit and Debt in EU Member States”, (with Davor Galinec), in Kandzija, V. and A. Kumar, Eds. Economic Integrations, Competition, and Cooperation, CEMAFI International, 2016, pp. 49-69. ISBN
978-2-9544508-9-6
"Volatility of Capital Flows in Emerging European Economies: Lessons from Asia", with Davor Galinec, Ekonomska misao i praksa, Vol. XXII, No. 1, 2013, pp. 275-296.

"Repositioning of the Sources of Economic Growth in Croatia and in Other Emerging European Economies", with Davor Galinec, Economic Integration, Prospects, and Enlargement / Kandžija, Vinko ; Kumar, Andrej (ur.). Rijeka : University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, 2012. Str. 47-60.

„A Note on Shadow Prices“, (with Ilko Vrankić), in Ekonomska teorija i praksa (Economic Thought and Practice),Vol. XXI, No. 1, 2012, pp. 3-20.
„Volatility of Capital Flows in Emerging European Economies: Lessons from Asia“, (with Davor Galinec), Eurasia Business and Economics Society Istanbul Conference Abstract Book, Istanbul: EBES Pubications, 2012, pp. 99.
„Climate Change Impacts on Economic Growth in the European Union“, (with Yuri Yevdokimov and Tomislav Herceg), in An Enterprise Odyssey: Corporate governance and public policy - path to sustainable future: Book of Abstracts, Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb, ISBN-13: 978-953-6025-56-5 (Extended Abstract, p.45), ISBN-13: 978-953-6025-57-2 (Full Paper on CD, p.24-31), 2012.
„Rebalancing the Sources of Economic Growth in Emerging European Economies”, (with Davor Galinec), 8th International Conference “Economic Integrations, Competition and Cooperation”, Opatija 6-8 April, 2011.

“Financial Integration and Growth in Croatia”, (with Davor Galinec), in Kandžija, V. – A. Kumar (Eds.) Economic Integrations, Competition and Cooperation”, University of Rijeka-University of Ljubljana-CEDIMES Paris-University of Antwerp, 2010, pp.64-79.

„Capital Flows and Determinants of Economic Growth“, (with Fran Galetic, Petra Rkman and Tomislav Herceg), 8th International conference „Challenges of Europe: Financial Crisis and Climate Change“, Bol na Braču, 21-23 May, 2009.
„Financial Sector Development in Croatia 1996-2006", (with Darko Horvatin), in Reic, Z. and M. Fredotovic (eds.), Enterprise in Transition, Split: Faculty of Economics in Split, 2007, in Book of Abstracts pp. 368-370.
"The Structure of Foreign Direct Investment in Croatia and its Impact on the Domestic Economy", (with Davor Galinec and Alen Skudar), in Kumar, A. and V. Kandzija (eds), Economic Integration: Prospects and Dilemmas, University of Rijeka-University of Ljubljana-CEDIMES Paris-University of Antwerp, 2007, pp. 205-223.
“Financial Liberalization in Croatia”, (with Darko Horvatin), Ekonomska misao i praksa, Vol. XV, 2006, br. 2., pp. 173 - 198.
“Is Foreign Direct Investment Helping Croatian Competitiveness?” (with Davor Galinec and Alen Skudar), in Jovancevic, R. and Sevic, Z. Foreign Direct Investment Policies in South East Europe, London: Greenwich University Press, 2006, pp.189-207.
“International Capital Flows and Financial Markets in Transition Economies: The Case of Croatia” (with Darko Horvatin), (April 7, 2006), University of California Berkeley: Institute of European Studies, Paper 60405,
"International Equity Capital Flows and Growth in European Transition Economies" (with Darko Horvatin), in Reić, Z.(ed), Proceedings from the 6th International Conference on Enterprise in Transition , Faculty of Economics Split, Croatia, 2005, pp.1731-1742.
"Growth and Convergence in European Transition Economies: The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment", Eastern European Economics, Vol. 43, No. 2, March-April 2005, pp.73-94.
"Foreign Direct Investment and Competitiveness in Transition Economies: The Case of Croatia", (with Darko Horvatin), International Journal of Enterpreneurship and Small Business", Vol. 2, No. 3, 2005, pp. 266-282.
"Liberalization of the California Energy Market for Electricity", (in Croatian: Liberalizacija kalifornijskog elektroenergetskog sektora), in Tipurić, D.(ed), Koncepcija i prijedlog privatizacije HEP-a, Zagreb: Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb, 2004, pp. 104-108.
"Transforming Competitiveness in European Transition Economies: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment", University of California Berkeley: Institute of European Studies, Political Economy of International Finance. Working Paper PEIF-17, May 2004,
"The Implications of Foreign Direct Investment for Development in Transition Countries", (with Glenn W. Harrison), Eastern European Economics, Vol. 42, No. 1, January-Februay 2004, pp. 56-75.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Competitiveness of the Croatian Economy”, (with Darko Horvatin), in Galetic, L. (ed), Enterprise Odyssey: Building Competitive Advantage, Zagreb: University of Zagreb – Graduate School of Economics and Business, Croatia, 2004, pp. 395-411.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Transition: Challenges for the Croatian Economy” (with Glenn W. Harrison), Reić, Z. (ed), Proceedings from the 5th International Conference on Enterprise in Transition , Faculty of Economics Split, Croatia, 2003, pp. 1180-1192.
“Composition and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Croatia 1993-2002: An Empirical Evaluation”, (with Davor Galinec and Alen Škudar), in Kumar, Andrej and Vinko Kandžija (eds.): Theory and Practice of Transition and Accession to the EU, Selected papers from the IV. International Conference “Economic System of European Union and Accession of the Republic of Croatia” (Opatija, May 9 - 10, 2003, ISBN 961-240-004-0). Ljubljana: Faculty of Economics, Slovenia, 2004, pp. 136-155.
“Microeconomic Analysis of a One-Sector Computable General Equilibrium Model with Product Differentiation in Imports and Exports” (in Croatian: Mikroekonomska analiza jednosektorskog kompjuterskog modela opce ravnoteze u uvjetima diferencijacije proizvoda na strani uvoza i izvoza), Ekonomski pregled, Vol. 53, No. 9-10, 2002, pp. 849-864.
"The Analysis of Strategic Interactions on Oligopolistic Markets Using Game Theory", (in Croatian: "Analiza strateskih interakcija na oligopolistickim trzistima primjenom teorije igara"), Ekonomska misao i praksa, Vol. XI, No. 1, 2002, pp.127-143.
“General Equilibrium Analysis of Croatia's Accession to the WTO”, with Davor Galinec and Glenn W. Harrison, CNB Report, W-6, Hrvatska narodna banka, pp. 1-11. The paper was published in Croatian as well under the title “Analiza pristupa Republike Hrvatske Svjetskoj trgovinskoj organizaciji upotrebom racunalnog modela opce ravnoteze”, HNB Istrazivanja, I-10, Hrvatska narodna banka, Zagreb, 2001., pp. 1-11
“General Equilibrium Analysis of the Croatian Accession to the World Trade Organization”, with Davor Galinec and Glenn W. Harrison, Proceedings from the Third International Conference The Economic System of the European Union and the Accession of the Republic of Croatia, Rijeka: University of Rijeka, 2001, ISBN 953-6148-25-5, pp. 315-329.
"Croatia's Accession to the World Trade Organization: A Quantitative Evaluation", with Davor Galinec and Glenn W. Harrison, Ekonomski pregled , Vol. 1, No. 11-12, 2001, pp. 1133-1154.
"Analyzing Economic Systems Using Computable General Equilibrium Models: The Example of Croatia", co-author Irma Adelman, Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Vol. III, No. 2, November 2000, pp. 63-80.
"General Equilibrium Analysis of Trade Policy Options in Croatia", with Glenn W. Harrison, Proceedings from the Second Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, June 20-22, 1999, Gl. Avernaes, Denmark.
"Modeling Economic Systems" (in Croatian: Modeliranje ekonomskih sustava", Modeling in Science, Tehnology and Society: Models, Scenarios and Decision Making, (in Croatian: Modeliranje u znanosti tehnici i drustvu: modeli, scenariji i odlucivanje). ed. Juraj Bozicevic, Zagreb, Hrvatsko drustvo za sustave, 2000, pp. 15-20.
"The Implementation of Computable General Equilibrium Models in GAMS" (in Croatian: Implementacija kompjuterskih modela opce ravnoteze u GAMS-u), Ekonomski pregled, No. 11-12, Vol. 49, Zagreb, 1998, pp. 1061-1081.
"Structural Models in the Economic Equilibrium Analysis" (in Croatian: Strukturni modeli u analizi ekonomske ravnoteze), Ekonomska misao i praksa, Vol. 7, No. 2, Dubrovnik, 1998, pp. 209-230.
"Nash Equilibrium and Nash Bargaining Solution : The Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994", Drustvena istrazivanja, Zagreb, Vol. 6, No.1(27), 1997, pp.103-111.
"European Integration, Trade Relations, and Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe", Restructuring the Economies in Transition, Proceedings from the international conference held at the Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb, 7-9 November, 1995, pp. 429-437. /P
"Can the East-West Trade Liberalization Help Economic Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe?" Razvoj-Development International, No. 1-2, Vol. IX, 1994, pp. 149-162.
"European Labor: The Eastern Dimension" with Daniel Rubinfeld, in Bill Dickens, Barry Eichengreen, and Lloyd Ulman, eds, Labor Responses to European Integration, Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1993, pp. 270-278
"Economic Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: Challenges for the European Community", in Reading Materials for Economic Systems No. 252, University of California, Berkeley, Spring 1993, pp. 315-337, and in Reading Materials for Introductio n to Political Economy, No. 251, Berkeley: University of California, 1993, pp. 27-49.
"The European Community in the Post-Cold War Era", Diplomacy, The European Community Newsletter, Berkeley, No. 1, December 1992, pp. 1,8.
"Social Optimum in a Decentralized System of Decision Making" (in Croatian: Drustveni optimum u decentraliziranom sistemu odlucivanja), in Jasminka Sohinger, editor, Social Optimum and Elements of Macroeconomic Policy, Zagreb: Institut za ekonomska istrazivanja Ekonomskog fakulteta u Zagrebu, 1991, pp. 1-12.
"Regulation and Deregulation" (in Croatian: Regulacija ili deregulacija), Trziste, Vol. 3, No. 1/2, 1991, pp. 95-105.
"Regulation and Economic Restructuring" (in Croatian: Regulacija i ekonomsko restrukturiranje), in Effects of the Program of Economic Reform and Measures for its Implementation, Brijuni. (former) Yugoslav Economic Association Conference Papers, 1991, pp. 147-157.
"On the Notion of Equilibrium in Marx’s Economics", Economic Analysis, No. 2, 1989, pp. 129-139.
"Economic Equilibrium" (In Croatian: Ekonomska ravnoteza), an essay in Ekonomska enciklopedija, Vol. I, Savremena administracija, 1984 (First edition) and 1986 (Second edition), pp. 44-50.
"Unemployment" (in Croatian: Nezaposlenost), an encyclopedic article, in same as above, pp. 574-576.
"Classical and Marxian Political Economy" (in Croatian: Klasicna i marksisticka politicka ekonomija), Nase teme, No. 11, 1984, pp. 2528-2538.

PRESENTATIONS

Invited lecture: “L’equilibrio di Cournot-Nash nel mercato oligopolistico”, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy, May 4, 2017.
“Volatility of Capital Flows in Emerging European Economies: Lessons from Asia”, Euroasia Business and Economics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 24-26 May,.2012
“Globalization and Growth in Emerging European Economies”, Harvard University: Center for European Studies, December 17, 2008.
“International Capital Flows and Transition in Croatia”, Harvard University: Center for European Studies, February 7, 2007.
“Growth and Convergence in European Transition Economies: The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment”, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California, December 3, 2004.
“Transforming Competitiveness in European Transition Economies: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment”, Stanford University: Center for Russian, East European and Euroasian Studies, June 1, 2004.
“Transforming Competitiveness in European Transition Economies: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment”, University of California Berkeley: Institute of European Studies, April 19, 2004.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Transition: Challenges for the Croatian Economy”, co-author Glenn W, Harrison, V International Conference “Enterprise in Transition”, Tucepi, Croatia, May 22-24, 2003.
“Composition and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Croatia1993-2002: An Empirical Evaluation”, co-authors Davor Galinec and Alen Skudar, presented at the IV International Conference “Economic System of European Union and Accession of the Republic of Croatia”, May 8-9, 2003.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Development in Transition”, International Workshop: Foreign Direct Investment in South-East Europe”, Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb, March 27-29, 2003.
"Using Computable General Equilibrium Models to Analyze an Economy in Transition", co-author Ivan Strugar, IV International Conference on "Enterprise in Transition: Restructuring, Competitiveness and Growth", Hvar, Croatia, May 24-26, 2001.
“General Equilibrium Analysis of the Croatian Accession to the World Trade Organization”, co-authors Davor Galinec and Glenn W. Harrison, III International Conference on the Economic System of the European Union and the Accession of the Republic of Croatia held in Lovran, Croatia, April 20-21, 2001.
"Analyzing Economic Systems Using Computable General Equilibrium Models: The Example of Croatia", co-author Irma Adelman, at the INFORMS meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 7-10, 2000.
"Computer Modeling of General Economic Equilibrium", Institute for Defense Studies, Research and Development, Zagreb, June 28, 1999.
Poster session presentation of "General Equilibrium Analysis of Trade Policy Options in Croatia", co-author Glenn W. Harrison, Second Annual Global Economic Analysis Conference in Gl. Avernaes, Denmark, June 20-22, 1999.
Speaker on the Plenary Session, Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb, "Modeling Economic Systems" (CROSS,CROSSIM and Croatian Operations Research Society organized symposium on Modeling in Science and Society), Zagreb, Croatia, February 11, 1999.
"Computable General Equilibrium Models", CROSSIM (Croatian Society for Simulation Modeling meeting), Zagreb, Croatia, October 9, 1998.
"European Integration, Trade Relations, and Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe", Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb, Croatia, November 7, 1995.
"Is Croatia Getting Ready for Europe?", University of Bonn: Wirtschaftstheoretische Abteilung, Germany, November 7, 1994.
Speaker, Berkeley-Stanford Conference on "The Enlargement of the European Union", Berkeley, USA, May 2, 1994.
"Are the Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe Irreversible?", University of California Berkeley: Center for Slavic and East European Studies, March 9, 1994.
"Effects of Economic Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe on European Integration", University of California Berkeley: International and Area Studies Conference on Foreign Policy Challenges Confronting the Next President, October 23, 1992.
Speaker, The World Affairs Council of Northern California 46th Annual Conference, "The CIS and Eastern Europe - Can the US Assistance Help?", Asilomar, California, May 1-3, 1992.
"Economic Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: Challenges for the European Community", International Studies Association 1992 Annual Convention Atlanta, Georgia, April 1-4, 1992.
"The Effects of Reforms on Labor Markets in Central and Eastern Europe", University of California Berkeley: Center for Slavic and East European Studies, September 30, 1992.
"On the Issues of Economic Reforms in CEE", California State University Turlock, California, March 1992.
"The European Community Responses to Market Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe", California Alumni Association, San Mateo, California, February 1992.
"On the Difficulties in Transition to a Market Economy", Stanford University, January 1992.
Coorganizer and Participant, tthe conference “In Search of a New Paradigm in Economic Theory”, Inter-University Center in Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 23-25, 1991.
“On the Notion of Equilibrium in Marx’s Economics”, The Royal Economic Society and the Association of University Teachers’ of Economics 1989 Annual Conference, University of Bristol, Great Britain, April 1989.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Coordinator and main researcher on the Croatian Ministry of Science sponsored project “Capital Account Liberalization in Croatia in the Process of its Entry into the European Union”, 2007-2013.
Coordinator and main researcher on the Croatian Ministry of Science sponsored project “Structural Analysis of the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Development of the Croatian Economy”, 2003-2006.
Researcher on the European Commission sponsored project "Study on the Disaggregation of GTAP Database for the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe", coordinator: Dr. Martin Banse, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Goetttingen, Germany, 2001.
Coordinator and main researcher on the Croatian Ministry of Science sponsored project of building a Computable General Equilibrium Model of the Croatian Economy, 1997-2000.
Advisor on the United Nations University sponsored project "Multilateralism and the United Nations System 1990-1995".
Researcher on the project "The Impact of the Association Agreements on the Reforming Economies of Central and Eastern Europe", Law and Economics UC Berkeley, 1992.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • International Capital Flows and Growth
  • European and Asian Emerging Market Economies
  • Computable General Equilibrium Models
  • International Negotiations

HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS

  • Visiting Scholar at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, September 2006, February 2007, September- December 2008.
  • Salzburg Seminar participant of the Session 385: “Europe in the Global Community: Economies, Diplomacy, and Security”, Salzburg, Austria, March 21-28, 2001.
  • Fulbright Fellowship (“Alexander Hamilton Grant for Market Economy”), University of California at Berkeley, 1991-1992
  • British and Yugoslav Academies of Arts and Sciences Exchange Program Fellowship, Faculty of Economics and Politics, Cambridge University, Great Britain, Jan-Feb, 1990.
  • British Council Scholarship, Faculty of Economics and Politics, Cambridge University, and London School of Economics, Great Britain, Oct-Nov, 1987.
  • Youth for Understanding high school student exchange program, Loretto Academy, El Paso, Texas, 1973-1974. Graduated as a member of the National Honor Society.
  • World Youth Forum, New York City, New York, March-April, 1974.

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