Food supply chain economics and procurement policysecondary
1 project
Contributed economic analysis to Strength2Food, a major project on European food chain sustainability through quality and procurement policy.
Organization
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU EKONOMSKI FAKULTET
Zagreb economics faculty contributing socio-economic analysis, policy evaluation, and innovation transfer research to large European consortia.
University research groupsocietyHRNo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€785K
Unique partners
68
What they do
Their core work
The Faculty of Economics at the University of Zagreb provides socio-economic analysis, policy evaluation, and applied economic research within multidisciplinary EU projects. Their work spans food supply chain economics, innovation ecosystem analysis, and the economic impacts of public health crises. They bring quantitative economic methods to consortia that need rigorous assessment of costs, market dynamics, procurement policy, and socio-economic consequences of research outcomes.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Socio-economic impact assessment of health crisesemerging
1 project
Participated in SHARE-COVID19, analyzing non-intended economic and social effects of COVID-19 epidemic control decisions across Europe.
Open innovation and knowledge transfer economicsemerging
1 project
Contributed to OpenInnoTrain on translational research and applied knowledge exchange across sectors including industry 4.0, cleantech, and fintech.
Cross-national comparative economic researchsecondary
2 projects
Both SHARE-COVID19 and Strength2Food involved large-scale cross-national data collection and comparative analysis across European countries.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Food chain economics
Recent focus
Innovation transfer and crisis economics
Their H2020 participation began in 2016 with a focus on agricultural economics and food policy (Strength2Food). From 2019 onward, their interests broadened significantly toward innovation ecosystems, technology transfer across multiple sectors (fintech, cleantech, industry 4.0), and pandemic-related socio-economic research. The shift suggests a faculty moving from traditional applied economics toward interdisciplinary, crisis-responsive, and innovation-oriented research.
They are expanding from sector-specific economic analysis toward cross-sectoral innovation studies and rapid-response socio-economic research, making them increasingly relevant for projects requiring economic impact assessment across diverse domains.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European23 countries collaborated
Exclusively a participant — they join consortia rather than lead them, which is typical for an economics faculty contributing specialized analytical capacity to larger interdisciplinary teams. With 68 unique partners across just 3 projects, they operate in large consortia (averaging 20+ partners), suggesting comfort with complex multi-country coordination. Their broad partner base indicates they are adaptable collaborators rather than a closed-network group.
Despite only 3 projects, they have built connections with 68 partners across 23 countries — a remarkably wide network driven by participation in large pan-European consortia. Their reach spans most of the EU with no narrow geographic clustering.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
As an economics faculty, they occupy a distinctive niche: they are not a technology developer or lab, but the team you bring in when your consortium needs rigorous economic analysis, market assessment, or policy evaluation. Their cross-sector experience (food, health, innovation ecosystems) means they can apply economic methodology to almost any domain. For Croatian representation in a consortium, they also bring strong institutional credibility as part of the University of Zagreb.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- Strength2FoodTheir largest funded project (EUR 338K) and a high-profile RIA on food chain sustainability — demonstrates capacity to contribute to flagship EU research.
- SHARE-COVID19Rapid-response research on COVID-19 socio-economic impacts using the pan-European SHARE survey infrastructure — shows ability to pivot to urgent societal challenges.
- OpenInnoTrainMSCA-RISE project bridging university research and industry across six technology sectors — reveals breadth of their innovation transfer expertise.
Cross-sector capabilities
Food & agriculture policy analysisHealth economics and pandemic impact assessmentInnovation ecosystem evaluation (fintech, cleantech, industry 4.0)Public procurement and market analysis
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