Hristina is an expert on the topic of the creative industries and creative entrepreneurship. She currently works as a research associate at the Institute for creative entrepreneurship and innovation, Serbia. She holds a Ph.D. degree in economic development and policy – cultural economics. Hristina specializes the analysis of the creative industries, cultural/creative industries indicators, cultural and heritage driven entrepreneurship globally. She has worked for the UNESCO Institute for statistics, World Bank, Council of Europe, UNDP, British Council, several ministries for cultural affairs in SEE region and other profit and not-for-profit organizations. Hristina is specialized in qualitative and quantitative economic analysis of the creative sector and economic evaluation of cultural policy measures, both methodological-theoretical and practical-operational with a special focus on job creation, economic fairness and improvement of economic well-being in cultural and creative industries.