BASIC INFO
Edvard Orlic is a PhD candidate about to complete his studies at Staffordshire University Business School where he also obtained Master degree in Economics and worked as a
Lecturer. Recently, he joined Bournemouth University where he works as a Lecturer in Business Economics. He worked on several international projects related to employee financial participation in the EU and exploring issues of how FDI affects productivity and regional development. Before joining academia, he worked as financial, investment and risk analyst in the investment fund, consultancy and banking industry. His current research interests are FDI spillovers, micro determinants of productivity, technology upgrading, firm innovation, access to finance for SMEs and integration of industries and firms in Global Value Chains.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Hashi, I., Lowitzch, J. and Orlic, E., 2013. Review of Previous Research and Challenges. In: I.Hashi and J. Lowitzsch (eds.). Employee Financial Participation in Companies’ Proceeds. European Parliament Directorate General for Internal Policies – Employment and Social Affairs.

Hashi, I., Lowitzch, J. and Orlic, E., 2012. Literature review: Key features and implications of EFP. In: I.Hashi and J. Lowitzsch (eds.). Employee Financial Participation in Public Services in the European union. A study commissioned by CEEP under the framework of a project funded by the European Commission.

Kersan-Skabić, I. and Orlic, E., 2009. Does trade liberalization cause FDI inflow or vice versa? The case of Croatia. Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 22 (2), 1-24.

Kersan-Skabic, I. and Orlic, E., 2007. Determinants of FDI inflows in CEE and Western Balkan countries (is accession to the EU important for attracting FDI?). Economic and Business Review for Central and South-Eastern Europe, 9 (4).

SELECTED PROJECTS
2014-2016: University of Rijeka and Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport: “The competitiveness of Croatian Exports”

2013-2014: Global Development Network/CERGE-EI Foundation: “The Role of FDI Spillovers in Regional Productivity Dynamics”

2012 -2013: European Parliament: “Employee Financial Participation in Companies´ Proceeds”

2011-2012: CEEP and European Commission: “Employee Financial Participation in Public Services in the European Union”

2010-2011: European Commission: “Information and Communication Project – Promoting EFP in the EU-27”

2006-2009: European Commission’s Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and the Kelso Institute for the Study of Economic Systems: “Assessing and Benchmarking Financial Participation of Employees in the EU 27 (PEPPER IV Report)”