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Ing. Daneš Brzica, PhD.

senior researcher

Email: danes.brzica@savba.sk
Telephone: 02/ 5249 5453
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  Daneš BRZICA

  Dr. Danes Brzica is a Senior Economist and the Head of a Research Project Unit at the Institute of Economic Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences (IER, SAS) in Bratislava, the Slovak Republic. Previously, he served as Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic. The research focuses on governance, knowledge management, talent mobility, transformation processes (especially in Central and Eastern Europe and China), macro-organizational structures, resilience and governance of cities, soft security, regional/city, institutional and technological developments.

  Had lectured in economics at the Comenius University, Bratislava, worked at the Slovak Institute of International Studies, and acted as coordinator for economics and finance at the School of Public Administration, Academia Istropolitana, Bratislava. Occasionally had lectures abroad (Il Centro Studi Jacques Maritain di Portogruaro, Portogruaro (Italy), Cornell University (US), Chuo University (Tokyo, Japan), Reading University (UK), Södertörn University (Sweden) and others especially on governance and transitive economies.

  Held several times the position of a member of the Scientific Council at the IER SAS (once as the Vice Chairman) and at the Institute of Forecasting, SAS. He is a member of two doctoral study committees in the field of study “Sectoral and cross-sectional economies” and “Spatial Planning” (at the Slovak Technical University). He is also a member of the Supervisory and Advisory Board of the European Center for Comparative Commercial and Corporate Law at Jagiellonian University, Krakow (Poland), was a member of the Focus Group Competitive Advantage and Innovation Performance (Center for Economic Studies, University of Economics and Management, Prague) and was a member of the evaluation INEKO Group/HESO Project Evaluation of Economic Reforms. He has been appointed by the Minister of Education of the Slovak republic as a member of VEGA research grants commission (his fourth period) and a member of the National Fellowship Program´s selection committee (second period). During 2004-2005 a member of the expert group on Constructed regional advantage (European Commission, DG Research). He served for several years as an expert for the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Ministry of Building and Regional Development, an expert at the center of excellence CESTA, and was a member of the International Permanent Study group on Transition and Privatization headed by S. Ichimura (set up by the European Center for Peace and Development – ECPD). In 2011-2012 he served as an expert for the international MAPEER SMEs project and a national SIEA project. He has worked as a project evaluator for COST (EU), GA CR (CZ), and APVV, SIEA and VEGA (SK). Other expert positions previously held or expert opinion provided for: Office of the Government, SR; Ministry of Finance, SR; Ministry of Economy, SR; Ministry of Defense, SR, City of Bratislava.

  He has participated at various other projects (e.g., COST Foresight 2030, ACE/PHARE, UNDP, ILO, IFO, EU Framework Program, Slovakia 2030, COST,), seminars and conferences both home and abroad (e.g., Australia, Austria, Colombia, Finland, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Island, Italy, the U.A.E., the U.S.). His work includes also expert studies and consulting for companies, ministries and organizations (e.g., Center for European Security Studies, UNDP, ifo Munich, KPMG, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Slovak Academy of Sciences, WIIW, City of Bratislava, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, National Agency for ICT Support, ILO, Siemens, Microsoft, Nomura Research Institute). Research fellowships included Austria, Greece, Germany, Japan, Russian Federation, Sweden (2000, 2001, and 2002), China (1997, 2007), the U.K., and Luxembourg.

  He has published (authored or co-authored) more than 200 scientific and professional books and papers (of which 28 books). Recently he coordinated the project „Attractiveness of country and large-scale cities in terms of mobility of talents.” Reviewer (scientific journals - e.g., Ekonomický časopis, Ekonomické rozhľady, Planning Practice and Research /Routledge/, Managing Global Transition).

  Language proficiency: Czech (Native), Slovak (Native-like), English (Proficient user), Russian (Proficient user), German (Basic)

  He received the Slovak Literary Fund Award (SLFA) for a Professional Article (1990), the SLFA for the Best economic book (2005, 2012, both as co-author), Golden Biatec Award for a book (2018, as co-author), and was mentioned among the "Top Ten" Slovak Economists (Source: Gregor, M., Schneider, O.: The World is Watching: Rankings of Czech and Slovak Economics Departments. Finance and Credit - Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, 55, 2005, No. 11-12, pp. 518-530).

  ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8630-3747

   

  Životopis v súbore na stiahnutie

  • Competitiveness
  • Enterprise management and governance
  • Enterprise performance
  • Enterprise policy
  • Enterprise structures
  • European integration
  • Globalisation
  • Innovation
  • International competitiveness
  • Knowledge-based economy
  • Regional development
  • Science, research and development
  • Structural and technological development
• • Cooperation of Actors in Technological and Innovation Development, 2011, 227 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-189-2
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy: Where is the Conflict in Ukraine Taking Global Society?, 2023, 318 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-335-3
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy: Causes and Consequences of Rising Prices, 2022, 302 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-329-2
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy: Environmental and Social Background of the Economy, 2021, 308 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-324-7
  • Attractiveness of country and mobility of talents: Largescale cities attract the talents, 2020, 175 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-320-9
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy: Transformation during the Pandemic of Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, 2020, 254 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-314-8
  • WP 107 Mobility of talented workers in the Slovak Republic, 2020, 34 s., ISSN 1337-5598
  • Slovak Economy after 25 Years of Independent State, 2019, 272 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-309-0(4)
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy: Growth Slowdown Due to Trade Tensions, 2019, 346 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-306-3
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy: Positive Economic Outlook and Impending Trade War, 2018, 324 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-294-3
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy: Fragile Shift from Areas of Risk to Growth Trajectort, 2017, 382 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-279-0
  • Vytváranie a zhodnocovanie potenciálu znalostnej spoločnosti, 2017, 136 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-283-7
  • The development and perspectives of the world economy: High risks and larger uncertainities, 2016, 344 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-271-4
  • The development and perspectives of the world economy: Fragile recovery of the global economy in the time of relatively low crude oil prices and the persisting geopolitical risks, 2015, 336 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-245-5
  • Motivation of Actors in Transition Towards Knowledge-based Society , 2014, 282 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-238-7
  • The development and perspectives of the world economy - Recovery of Global Economy: Real Trends and Risks, 2014, 146 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-239-4
  • The development and perspectives of the world economy: Finding possible ways of economic recovery at the time of the persisted crisis of trust, 2013, 401 s., ISBN 978-80-224-1311-4
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy. Between Stagnation and Recovery, 2012, 354 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-197-7
  • The global economy in between the growing risks and recovery assessments, 2012, 162 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-203-5
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy. Slowing Growth and High Unemployment, 2011, 261 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-185-4
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy. The Recovery of the World Economy: Reality or Myth?, 2010, 312 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-178-6
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy. The Global Financial and Economic Crisis. Causes – Costs – Remedies, 2009, 280 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-175-5
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy. Turbulences on the Financial Markets and the Dilemma of Economic Policy, 2008, 301 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-166-3
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy. The Benefits of Information Technology and the Costs of Climate Change, 2007, 332 s., ISBN 978-80-7144-159-5
  • Megatrends - the impact of changes in demographic trends and urbanization in Slovakia, 2006, 85 s., ISSN 1337-0812
  • The Development and Perspectives of the World Economy. Global Competitiveness and Energy and Demographic Crisis, 2006, 302 s., ISBN 80-7144-152-X
  • The influence of Siemens in the Slovak economy, 2006, 33 s., ISSN 1337‐0812
  • Technological and Innovation Development in the Slovak Republic, 2005, 390 s., ISBN 80-7144-147-3
  • Transition of Economy: Experience of Slovakia, 2005, 328 s., ISBN 80-7144-143-0
  • Economic and Social Context of Slovakia’s Integration into the EU, 2003, 381 s., ISBN 80-7144-135-X
  • Economic and Social Context of Slovakia’s EU Accession, 2002, 350 s., ISBN 80-7144-125-2
• • Analysis of possibilities of implementing multi-level governance instruments in four chosen urban functional areas in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
  • Attractiveness of country and large-scale cities in terms of mobility of talents
  • Cooperation of firms and other innovation system´s actors as basis for technological catching-up
  • Creation and exaluation of potential of knowledge society
  • Dynamics of technology changes and development of network structures as a factor of corporate and location competitiveness (COST)
  • Flexibilita štruktúry ekonomiky a environmentálne zmeny: výzvy pre mestá a firmy
  • Motivation of actors in transition towards knowledge-based society
  • Privatisation and the European Social Model (6RP)
  • Technology Change Dynamics and Network Structure Development as Factor of Local and Corporate Competitiveness
• • Convergence and polarization in the world economy
  • Creation and exaluation of potential of knowledge society
  • Economic and geopolitical causalities of the changing global energy scene and their implications for the EU's position in the global economy.
  • Economic and social context of Slovakia’s Integration into the EU
  • Economic and social issues of the Slovak Republic integration with the European Union – risks and benefits
  • Energetická bezpečnosť a udržateľná konkurencieschopnosť: implikácie pre Európsku úniu
  • Global Economy and the Problem of Energy Security: Implication for the European Union.
  • Globalization, integration and accomplishment of transformation – determining routes of economic development in Slovakia and creation of economic assumptions for modernization of the Slovak society
  • Modelling of Economic Development of the Slovack Republic
  • Motivation of actors in transition towards knowledge-based society
  • The impact of political and economic events in the global environment on energy prices and EU energy security: implications for the Slovak Republic
  • Vision and Strategy of Development of Slovak Society