Merita Zulfiu Alili

Education

• Sep 2009 - Feb 2014: Doctor of Philosophy
  Staffordshire University, UK
  Thesis: "The Impact of Foreign Ownership on Wage Inequality and Skill Intensity in Transition Economies with Special Reference to Macedonia"
  
  
• 2006 - 2007: MSc Economics for Business Analysis
  Staffordshire University, UK
  Thesis: "Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies with Particular Reference to Macedonia’s Performance"
  
  
• 2001 - 2004: Diploma
  Faculty: Faculty of Business Administration –department of Marketing
  South East European University, Tetovo
  
  

Publications

• Ziberi, B. and Zulfiu Alili, M. Economic Growth in the Western Balkans: A Panel Analysis. In South East European Journal of Economics and Business, pp. 68-81. School of Economics and Business, Sarajevo, 11 / 2021. (Download)
  
  
• Mehmetaj, N., Zulfiu Alili, M. Employment of Economics Graduates: do Grade Point Averages Matter?. In Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems : INDECS, pp. 210-226. Croatian Interdisciplinary Society, Zagreb, 7 / 2021. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, M., Ahmedi-Arifi, B., Bejtullahi, D. Irregular Migration and Smuggling of Migrants along North Macedonia. In RULE OF LAW, GOVERNANCE AND SOCIETY IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC Book of Porceeedings of 2nd Online International Scientific Conference on Social and Legal Sciences (OISCSLS ’20), pp. 217-225. South East European University, Skopje, 7 / 2021. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita and Adnett, Nick. Return migrants in Albania: The determinants of “entrepreneurial gain”. In Review of Development Economics , pp. 1-17. Wiley, USA, 3 / 2021. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, M. The Impact of Foreign Ownership on Wage Inequality and Skill Intensity . LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing , Germany, 3 / 2021. ISBN 978-6203471427. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, M., Kadriu, B. Youth Emigration from North Macedonia. In The Migration Conference 2020 Proceedings: Migration and Integration, pp. 279-284. Transnational Press London, London, 11 / 2020. ISBN 978-1-912997-42-8. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, M. The Impact of COVID-19 on Labour Market In North Macedonia. In 1st international scientific conference "Economic and Business Trends Shaping the Future". Faculty of Economics-Skopje, SS. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, 11 / 2020. (Download)
  
  
• Mehmetaj, N., Zulfiu Alili, M. Youth Graduates Employment Country Studies of Albania and North Macedonia in Economics Programs. In Proceedings of ENTRENOVA 2020, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 275-290. Zagreb, 9 / 2020. (Download)
  
  
• Veseli-Kurtishi, T., Gërçari, A., Suli, S., Zulfiu Alili, M. The Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer Behaviours during Online Shopping: Case, Republic of Kosovo. In Proceedings of 4th International Scientific Conference on Business and Information Technologies (ISCBIT 2020), pp. 186-195. Faculty of Business and Economics, South East European University, Tetovo, 9 / 2020. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, M., Kreci, V., Krauss, A., Trunk, N. The Role of Volunteering in the Integration of Roma Children in Schools-Lessons for the Republic of North Macedonia. In SEEU Review, pp. 78-93. Sciendo, 4 / 2020. (Download)
  
  
• Kadriu, B., Zulfiu Alili, M., Aliji, Sh. Rule and Strategies of Good Governance in the Process of Integration, Case of North Macedonia. . In Proceedings of 1st International Scientific Conference on Social and Legal Studies: “Good Governance and the Rule of Law in the Perspective of EU Integration”, pp. 275-281. SEEU, Skopje, 4 / 2020. ISBN 978-608-248-035-0. (Download)
  
  
• Dermol, V., Krauss, A., Muc, J., Garcia, A., Juana-Espinosa, S., Kadriu, B., Koren, A., Kreci, V., Lunder Verlic, S., Novak Trunk, A., Osmanovic, S., Paya Perez, V., Rosser Liminana, A., Sebastio, A., Trunk, A., Zulfiu Alili, M., Trunk Sirca, N. EU Challenge to Build a Cohesive and Diverse Society- Step by Step towards Inclusion in School. A Case of Roma and Migrant Population. ToKnowPress, Bangkok-Celje-Lublin, 2020. ISBN 978-83-65020-32-1. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita; Adnett, Nick and Veseli-Kurtishi, Teuta. The Determinants of the Employment Status of Return Migrants in Albania. In Migration Letters, pp. 625 – 636. Transnational Press London, London, 10 / 2019. ISBN 1741-8984 . (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita; Kreci, Veli; Krauss, Alexander, Trunk, Nada. Integration of Roma children in schools- Lessons for the Republic of North Macedonia. In 3rd International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics . Transition to Development: Emerging Challenges and Perspectives, SEEU, Skopje, North Macedonia, 6 / 2019. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita; Kreci, Veli; Krauss, Alexander, Trunk, Nada. Teachers for Migrant and Roma Integration in Schools: the Case of North Macedonia. In The Migration Conference 2019. Transnational Press London, Bari, Italy, 6 / 2019. (Download)
  
  
• Alija, Shpresa; Zulfiu Alili, Merita; Kadriu, Besa; Arifi, Avni and Veseli-Kurtishi, Teuta. Consolidation and sustainability of the pension system of Republic of Macedonia: an analysis of economic indicators. In 3rd International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics . Transition to Development: Emerging Challenges and Perspectives, SEEU, Skopje, North Macedonia, 6 / 2019. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita . Do Foreign-Owned Firms Provide More Formal Training Than Their Domestic Counterparts?. In European Journal of Sustainable Development, Volume 7, Issue 4 , pp. 302-316. European Center of Sustainable Development , Rome, Italy, 9 / 2018.
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita . Return of highly skilled migrants in Macedonia and absorption of knowledge transferred. In Collection of Policy Briefs. OSF Alumni as Policy Advisors in EU integration of the Western Balkans. BOS, Belgrade, Serbia, 6 / 2018. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita and Adnett, Nick . Did FDI Increase Wage Inequality in Transition Economies?. In International Journal of Social Economics, Volume 45, Issue 9, pp. 1283-1304. Emerald, 1 / 2018. (Download)
  
  
• Brankovic, Nina; Zulfiu Alili, Merita; Kaleshi, Entela and Djordjevic, Biljana. Migration Crisis and Western Balkan Response: A crave for functional approach! . In Collection of Policy Briefs. Mind the Gap: Improving the Policy Impact of OSF Alumni Network in the Western Balkans, pp. 36-43. Serbia, Belgrade, 2017.
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita . Foreign Ownership and Gender Wage Gap in Macedonia. . In Book of Abstracts in the 1st International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics (ISCBE). Tetovo, Macedonia, 2017.
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. The Effect of Emigration on Macedonian Labour Market. In Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Social Sciences. Madrid, Spain, 9 / 2016. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita . The Impact of Foreign Ownership on Provision of Training in Transition Economies. In International Conference on International Business (ICIB 2016). Thessaloniki, Greece, 5 / 2016.
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. Labour Market and Labour Migration in Macedonia. In Presentation at the First Annual Conference of Western Balkans Migration Network. Tirana, Albania, 4 / 2016. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita . An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on the Skill Intensity of Host Country Employment. In Procedia Economics and Finance. Elsevier, 10 / 2015. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. An Empirical Investigation of the Role of FDI on Wage Inequality in Transition Economies. In 11th International Conference Challenges of Europe: Growth, competitiveness and inequality. Split-Hvar, Croatia, 5 / 2015.
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. Inward Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Inequality in Macedonia. In Eastern European Economics, pp. 56-86. Routledge, UK, 4 / 2015. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies with Particular Reference to Macedonia’s Performance. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, 5 / 2014. ISBN 978-3-659-53627-4. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. Simulation Analysis of the Effects of Increased Foreign Ownership on Wage Inequality. In issue 9, pp. 140-158. Academicus International Scientific Journal, Albania, 1 / 2014. ISBN ISSN 2079-3715 . (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. The Impact of Foreign Ownership on Wage Inequality in Macedonia. In I. International Balkan Congress Proceedings. Suleyman Sah University Publications, Istanbul, Turkey, 9 / 2012. ISBN 978-605-63388-0-9.
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on the Skill Intensity of Host Country Employment. In Book of Abstracts of the 4th International Conference, The Economics of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World. Sofia, Bulgaria, 5 / 2012.
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. Foreign Ownership and Wage Inequality in Macedonia. In MET seminar. London, UK, 3 / 2012.
  
  
• Zulfiu Alili, Merita. The Impact of Foreign Ownership on Labour Market Inequality in Macedonia. In Economic & Social Challenges 2011- “Globalization and Sustainable Development” conference. Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania, 12 / 2011. ISBN 978-99956-95-2.
  
  
• Rexhepi, Sevil and Zulfiu, Merita. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Sustainable Development in Transition Countries: Case of Macedonia. In AUMEC 2009. Siyasal Yaninevi Tüm Haklari Saklidir, Antalya, Turkey, 3 / 2009. ISBN 978-605-5782-06-1.
  
  
• Zulfiu, Merita. Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies: With particular Reference to Macedonia's Performance. FIW Working Paper N°19, Austria, 10 / 2008. (Download)
  
  
• Zulfiu, Merita. Pse investimet e huaja direkte janë të rëndësishme (Why Foreign Direct Investments are important?). Valuta, Macedonia, 6 / 2008.
  
  

Work Experience

• 2004 - Present : Full time Associate Professor
  SEEU, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education