Biography

Eldar Komar is a Teaching Fellow in the BA in Economics Programme at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, where he teaches Public Policy Evaluation and Impact Analysis. He has extensive experience in quantitative analysis, econometrics, monitoring and evaluation, and economic development across international organizations and academic institutions.

He has worked with organizations including ADRA Germany and Save the Children, leading monitoring and evaluation activities, conducting econometric and impact analyses, and contributing to policy assessments and evidence-based recommendations. He has also worked as a consultant for the Ministry of Diaspora of Montenegro, where he contributed to the development of the national Diaspora Engagement Strategy through quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Mr. Komar is currently a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Montenegro. His doctoral research focuses on the macroeconomic effects of fiscal reforms on labour markets in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, with a particular focus on taxation, unemployment, econometrics, and inflation. He holds an MA in International Economics and European Integration and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

His research interests include quantitative economics, econometrics, public policy evaluation, labour markets, economic development, and evidence-based policy analysis.

Selected Publications:

• (2025) Market Asymmetries and Educational Structure of the Unemployed Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro (with H. Jahić, A. Kaluđerović and S. Sekulić), Montenegrin International Conference in Economics & Business.
• (2022) Education and the Labor Market in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Master’s Thesis, Faculty of Economics, University of Sarajevo.
• (2020) The Paradox between the Decline in Unemployment and the Increase in Labor Migration: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (with E. Kuloglija), Balkan Youth Conference: Regional Cooperation.
• (2019) Economic Determinants of Academic Achievement of Students in Bosnia and Herzegovina (with E. Kuloglija), Sarajevo Business and Economics Review, 37.