Branko Grčić (born 16 April 1964) is a

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and

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. In 1987 he graduated on the Faculty of Economics in the

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. He got his

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

in 1990 and received a

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on the same university in 1996. Since 2005 he had been a regular professor and later became

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of the Faculty of Economics in

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. He has published over 60 scientific works focusing on macroeconomics and

regional economics Regional economics is a sub-discipline of economics and is often regarded as one of the fields of the social sciences. It addresses the economic aspect of the regional problems that are spatially analyzable so that theoretical or policy implication ...

. He is a member of the Croatian branch of the European Regional Science Association. From December 23, 2011, to January 22, 2016, he has been the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds in the

centre left Centre-left politics lean to the Left-wing politics, left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the Centrism, centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to ...

Cabinet of Zoran Milanović The Twelfth Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Dvanaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Zoran Milanović. It was in office from 23 December 2011 until 22 January 2016. It was formed f ...

.prof.dr.sc. Branko Grčić
, vlada.hr

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grcic, Branko 1964 births Government ministers of Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia politicians People from Knin 20th-century Croatian economists Regional economists Serbs of Croatia University of Split alumni Living people Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament 21st-century Croatian economists