Tjaša Redek is a full professor of Economics at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. She studied at the University of Ljubljana and at the London School of Economics. She teaches microeconomics, macroeconomics and economic growth and development. Her research is focusing on the role of intangible capital, technology and the impact on firm performance and productivity growth. She focuses also in labour market research due to its close connection with intangible capital. She has authored and co-authored a number of publications, and was involved in several national and international projects. She has also worked as a national expert for the development and labour-related issues for various international institutions, including OECD, as all as participated as project evaluator for the EU H2020.