She holds a Ph.D. in economics from the FELU. Her main research interests include firm-level innovation activities, entrepreneurship and the impact of ICT use. In the field of public policy analysis, her interests include industrial policy, specifically clusters and entrepreneurship policy. She is a member of a research program group, financed by the Slovenian Research Agency, focusing on competitiveness, innovativeness, efficiency and sustainable development of Slovenian economy. Recently, she has participated in two EU-funded international research projects: the ESSLait project (ESSnet on linking of micro-data to Analyze ICT Impact, assessing economic impact of ICT) and the ClusterCOOP project (Enhancing Framework Conditions for an effective Transnational Cluster Cooperation in Central European Countries). She is currently participating in a Horizon 2020 project “ISIGrowth” (Innovation-fuelled, Sustainable, Inclusive Growth).