Education
In 1987 he graduated on the Faculty of Economics in the University of Split.
economist university professor
In 1987 he graduated on the Faculty of Economics in the University of Split.
He got his masters degree in economics in 1990 and received a Doctorate on the same university in 1996. Since 2005 he had been a regular professor and later became Dean of the Faculty of Economics in Split. He has published over 60 scientific works focusing on macroeconomics and regional economics.
From December 23, 2011 to January 22, 2016 he has been the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and European Union Funds in the centre left Cabinet of Zoran Milanović.
He is a member of the Croatian branch of the European Regional Science Association.