ANALYSIS OF MACROECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Makroekonomija kao jedno od najvažnijih područja ekonomije često je predmet brojnih analiza i rasprava. To je grana ekonomije koja se bavi sveukupnim mogućnostima ekonomije i koja ispituje razinu proizvodnje, zaposlenost i stabilnost cijena neke zemlje, a to su ujedno i njeni osnovni ciljevi. Republika Hrvatska mlada je država koja se u svom relativno kratkom vijeku susrela s brojnim makroekonomskim problemima. Neke probleme naslijedila je još od bivše države, neki su stečeni tijekom godina, a s pojavom krize većina makroekonomskih problema je produbljena. Gospodarska kriza povećala je nezaposlenost, inflaciju i javni dug države, smanjila BDP, investicije i plaće radnicima te je uzrokovala brojne probleme koji su prisutni još i danas. Hrvatska se trenutno oporavlja od krize koja je dugi niz godina bila kamen spoticanja gospodarstvu, javni dug je smanjen, BDP raste iz godine u godinu, no odljev radno sposobnog stanovništva predstavlja i dalje veliki problem.Macroeconomy, as one of the most important areas of economy, often is subject of many analysis and discussions. It is a branch of economy that deals with the overall capabilities of the economy, examines the level of production, employment and price stability of a country and that at the same time has following core objectives. Republic of Croatia is a young country that has encountered numerous macroeconomic problems in its relatively short period of time. Some of the problems have been inherited from the former state, some have been acquired over the years, and when the crisis begun, most of the macroeconomic problems have been deepened. Economic crisis increased unemployment, inflation and public debt and decreased GDP, investments and salaries and also caused many problems which are still present. Croatia is currently in the process of recovering from crisis that has been stalling the economy for many years, public debt has declined and GDP is growing, but the major problem still remains the outflow of the working age population