9th International Scientific Conference
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN
SMALL OPEN ECONOMIES
26th October, 2017, Belgrade, Serbia
organized by
Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade
and
Faculty of Economics, Niš

About conference
Dear guest and participants.
We proudly announce that the 9th International Scientific Conference SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN SMAL OPEN ECONOMIES is completed.
The year’s goal to bring academia, business representatives and policy makers together and encourage discussion sustainable growth is accomplished. Institute of Economic Sciences joined efforts with the Faculty of Economics from Niš and gathered 153 authors from 11 countries, delivering 75 abstracts. All submitted abstract went through review process are finally were published in the Book of abstracts.
Three exceptional keynote speakers addressed a variety of current and resonant themes.
- Viola Larionova, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, Russia;
- Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović, Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia and
- Igor Mladenović, University of Niš, Faculty of Economics, Serbia.
The presentations delivered in sessions were related to the issues of three topics which constitute the basis for sustainable growth. The event was divided into three sessions: Green Growth and the Environment: Ecological Pillar, Green Economy and Vulnerability of Economic Growth: Economic Pillar and Social Challenges of Unequal Growth: Social Pillar. During the sessions there was a dynamic and lively discussion. For more details please see the agenda
We would like to thank all those who travelled near and far to make the conference such a success. Even though our 9th annual Conference is finished, we are sure that this is just a beginning of “greening” your thoughts, research and actions. here >>>
Keynote Speakers
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Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, Russia
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University of Niš, Faculty of Economics, Niš, Serbia
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Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia
Topics
1. GREEN GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: ECOLOGICAL PILLAR
- Sustainable production and consumption
- Increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy use
- Environmental certification and labelling
- Sustainable development and ecological responsibility
- Environmental quality and economic growth and development
2. GREEN ECONOMY AND VULNERABILITY OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: ECONOMIC PILLAR
- Corporate responsibility and sustainable development
- Sustainable finance and banking
- Green entrepreneurship, management and marketing
- Sustainable urban and rural development
- Science, technology, innovations and sustainable development
3. SOCIAL CHALLENGES OF UNEQUAL GROWTH: SOCIAL PILLAR
- Income inequality and poverty reduction
- Sustainable employment and labor market
- Social protection and pension funds
- Demographic trends and sustainable demographic dynamics
- Education and culture for sustainable development
Event schedule
- 9:00 - 9:30
Registration of Participants
- 9:30 - 9:45
Introduction - Room A1
- Jovan Zubović - Director of Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade
- Olja Munitlak Ivanović – President of an Organizing Committee
- 9:45 - 11:00
Plenary Session - Room A1
- Viola Larionova - Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, Russia
- Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović - Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia
- Igor Mladenović - University of Niš, Faculty of Economics, Niš, Serbia
- 11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
- 11:30 - 14:00
Room S1, S2, S3 - Parallel Sessions
- 11:30 - 14:00
SESSION I – Green Growth and the Environment: Ecological Pillar
ROOM S3 (Third floor)
Moderator: Olja Munitlak Ivanović, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
- Solving the Problems of Rural as Environmentally Desirable Segment of Sustainable Development
Vladan Joldžić, Ana Batrićević, Vera Stanković, Nikola Paunović
- Small enterprises and the development of eco-tourism as an opportunity for achieving sustainable economic development - the case of the Republic of Macedonia
Marija Magdincheva Sopova, Kiril Postolov, Dejan Metojieski, Risto Elenov
- Sustainable Development of Local Communities: Ecologically (Ir)responsible Approach
Vladan Joldžić, Ana Batrićević, Vera Stanković,Nikola Paunović
- Waste electrical & electronic equipment recycling: socioeconomic and institutional challenges for sustainable growth in Serbia
Mladen Krstić, Ksenija Denčić-Mihajlov
- Impacts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility reporting
Vladimir Ristanović, Aleksandra Tosović-Stevanović, Tijana Koprivica
- Fifty shades of green – what pales the final colour of green solutions?
Andrea Szalavetz
- Ecological and Economic importance of mulching within the urban areas of large cities of Republic of Serbia
Slobodan Popović, Slobodanka Jovin
- The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change – a case study for ecological responsibility
Slobodan Rakić
- Possibilities for improving ecoefficiency and gross rebound effect: A case study for BSEC member states
Snežana Radukić, Dušan Perović
- Interdependence between environmental quality and economic aspects of sustainable tourism development in transition countries
Jelena Petrović, Snežana Milićević
- Environmental tax and competitiveness of European countries through the lens of Porter hypothesis
Vladimir Nedić, Slobodan Cvetanović, Danijela Despotović
- Economic policy responces to climate change
Petar Mitić, Slobodan Cvetanović
- Circular economy model as a result of the implementation of sustainable development
Olja Munitak Ivanović
- 11:30 - 14:00
SESSION II – Green Growth and Vulnerability: Economic Pillar
ROOM S2 (Second floor)
Moderator: Isidora Ljumović, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
- Reconceptualisation and strategic adoption of sustainable development: Serbian case - yesterday, today and tomorow
Petar Đukić
- Information, consumerism and sustainable fashion
Mirela Holy
- The impact of strengthening and hampering innovation factors on firm's performance - a comparative analysis of EU and non-EU countries
Nertila Busho, Bledni Gerdoci, Alejda Doda
- Achieving sustainable development – the role of green marketing
Ivana Domazet, Milica Kovačević
- Green supply chain management practices in the Republic of Macedonia
Lidija Pulevska Ivanovska
- Assessment of economic efficiency of acceptance of administrative decisions in the field of an urban ecology
Kseniia Lapshina, Natalia Bakaeva, Olga Sotnikova
- An inquiry into the competitiveness-resilient growth nexus
Srđan Marinković, Marija Džunić, Nataša Golubović
- Ecological footprint tax for the development of local agribusiness
Somai Miklós
- Management and promotion of environmental opportunities in enterprises as a driving force for sustainable economic development
Marija Magdincheva Sopova, Kiril Postolov, Dejan Metojieski, Risto Elenov
- New jobs in European economies – sustainable development policy perspective
Marina Savković, Nataša Stanišić, Nikica Radović
- Investments in Sustainable Transport as a Green Economy Driver - Case Study Boka Bay
Slađana Lazarević, Saša Popović
- The Production of Industrial Minerals and Rocks in Serbia-An Econometric Investigation
Vladimir Andrić, Jelena Minović, Ljubiša Andrić
- Illiquidity risk of polluting enterprises in Serbia
Slavica Stevanović, Grozdana Marinković
- The implications of the implementation of the BPM concept on business performance of insurance companies
Željko Vojinović, Dejan Đukić
- Organic product labelling: Consumer attitudes and impact on purching decision
Ivana Lečovski, Isidora Ljumović
- 11:30 - 14:00
SESSION III – Social Challenges of Unequal Growth: Social Pillar
ROOM S1 (First floor)
Moderator: Aleksandra Bradić-Martinović, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
- Ecological Education and Sustainable Development
Mirjana Radojičić
- The effect of globalisation on labour markets with special regard to the EU
Annamaria Artner
- Acceptance of innovation in the form of Internet media by consumers in the Republic of Serbia
Karolina Perčić, Nenad Perić, Đuro Kutlača
- Migration, integration and entrepreneurship: insights from the Serbian experience
Jelena Predojevic Despić, Vesna Lukić
- Sustainable Development and the Question of its Social Dimensions
Vladan Joldžić, Ana Batrićević, Vera Stanković, Nikola Paunović
- Economics and morality – How to reconcile economic thinking and broader social thinking
Aleksandar Fatić, Mrdjan Mladjan
- Skills and sustainable employment in Serbia
Kosovka Ognjenović
- Digital Skills as Underlying Competencies of Workforce in Serbia
Aleksandra Bradić-Martinović, Jelena Banović
- Economic Development through Islamic Financing: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amela Trokić
- Public sector wage premium in serbia: comparison of linear regression and matching approach estimates
Marko Vladisavljević
- 14:00 - 15:00
Lunch, Cocktail – ROOM S1 (1st floor)
Committees
International Scientific Committee
- Olja Munitlak Ivanović, PhD, President of Scientific Committee, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
- Isidora Ljumović, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
- Aleksandra Bradić-Martinović, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
- Donatella Privitera, PhD, University of Catania, Italy
- Domenico Nicolò, PhD, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Aniela Balacescu, PhD, “Constantin Brâncuşi” University of Târgu Jiu, Romania
- Diego Begalli, PhD, University of Verona, Italy
- Ignacio De Los Ríos Carmenado, PhD, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
- Mihai Mieila, PhD, Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania
- Mirela Panait, PhD, Petroleum - Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania
- Diego Begalli, PhD, University of Verona, Italy
- Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović, PhD, Institute of Economics, Croatia
- Spasoje Tuševljak. PhD, University of Eastern Sarajevo, BH
- Rochdi Feki, PhD, Sfax Business School, University of Sfax, Tunisia
- Nouri Chtourou, PhD, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Sfax, Tunisia
- Nadia Abaoub Ouertani, PhD, Ecole Supériure de Commerce, Université de Manouba, Tunisia
- Andrea Éltető, PhD, Institute of World Economics Budapest, Hungary
National Scientific Committee
- Dejan Petrović, PhD, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade
- Igor Mladenović, PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Niš
- Aleksandar Grubor, PhD, Faculty of Economics, Subotica, University of Novi Sad
- Srđan Marinković, PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Niš
- Jonel Subić, PhD, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade
- Marija Kostić, PhD, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, University of Kragujevac
- Hasan Hanić, PhD, Belgrade Banking Academy, Belgrade
- Jelena Kočović, PhD, Faculty of Economic, Belgrade
- Nataša Petrović, PhD, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade
- Vladimir Obradović, PhD, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade
- Marina Djordjević, PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Niš
- Nataša Golubović, PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Niš
- Vladimir Marjanović, PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Niš
- Marija Petrovic Randjelović, PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Niš
- Pere Tumbas, PhD, Faculty of Economics, Subotica, University of Novi Sad
- Komazec Ljubica, PhD, Faculty of Economics, Subotica, University of Novi Sad
- Nataša Kljajić, PhD, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade
- Boris Kuzman, PhD, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade
- Slobodan Popović, PhD, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, University Business Academy, Novi Sad
- Ljiljana Arsić, PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Priština, Kosovska Mitrovica
- Aleksandra Tošović Stevanović, PhD, Graduate School of Business Studies “John Naisbith”, Belgrade
- Vladan Pavlović, PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Priština, Kosovska Mitrovica
- Goranka Knežević, PhD, Faculty of Business, Singidunum University, Belgrade
- Aleksandra Mitrović, PhD, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, University of Kragujevac
- Tanja Stanišić, PhD, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, University of Kragujevac
- Sanja Popović Pantić, PhD, Institute Mihajlo Pupin, Belgrade and Association of Business Women
- Marijana Joksimović, PhD, Graduate School of Business Studies “John Naisbith”, Belgrade
- Jovan Njegić, PhD, Novi Sad Business School, Novi Sad
- Sonja Đuričin, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade
- Jelena Minović, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade
Organizing Commitee
- Duško Bodroža, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
dusko.bodroza@ien.bg.ac.rs
- Mihajlo Djukić, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
mihajlo.djukic@ien.bg.ac.rs
- Aida Hanić, MA, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
aida.hanic@ien.bg.ac.rs
- Petar Mitić, MA, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
petar.mitic@ien.bg.ac.rs
Chairpersons
- Olja Munitlak Ivanović, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
olja.ivanovic@ien.bg.ac.rs
- Isidora Ljumović, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
isidora.ljumovic@ien.bg.ac.rs
- Aleksandra Bradić-Martinović, PhD, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
abmartinovic@ien.bg.ac.rs
Sesssions
SESSION I – Green Growth and the Environment: Ecological Pillar
Moderator: Olja Munitlak Ivanović
- Vladan Joldžić, Ana Batrićević, Vera Stanković, Nikola Paunović - SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF RURAL AS ENVIRONMENTALLY DESIRABLE SEGMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- Marija Magdincheva Sopova, Kiril Postolov, Dejan Metojieski, Risto Elenov – SMALL ENTERPRISES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECO-TOURISM AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
- Vladan Joldžić, Ana Batrićević, Vera Stanković, Nikola Paunović - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES: ECOLOGICALLY (IR)RESPONSIBLE APPROACH
- Mladen Krstić, Ksenija Denčić-Mihajlov - WASTE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT RECYCLING: SOCIOECONOMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN SERBIA
- Vladimir Ristanović, Aleksandra Tosović-Stevanović, Tijana Koprivica - IMPACTS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING
- Andrea Szalavetz - FIFTY SHADES OF GREEN – WHAT PALES THE FINAL COLOUR OF GREEN SOLUTIONS?
- Slobodan Popović, Slobodanka Jovin - ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF MULCHING WITHIN THE URBAN AREAS OF LARGE CITIES OF REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
- Slobodan Rakić - THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS GROUP ON CLIMATE CHANGE – A CASE STUDY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Snežana Radukić, Dušan Perović - POSSIBILITIES FOR IMPROVING ECOEFFICIENCY AND GROSS REBOUND EFFECT: A CASE STUDY FOR BSEC MEMBER STATES
- Jelena Petrović, Snežana Milićević - INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION COUNTRIES
- Vladimir Nedić, Slobodan Cvetanović, Danijela Despotović - ENVIRONMENTAL TAX AND COMPETITIVENESS OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THROUGH THE LENS OF PORTER HYPOTHESIS
- Petar Mitić, Slobodan Cvetanović - ECONOMIC POLICY RESPONCES TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Olja Munitak Ivanović - CIRCULAR ECONOMY MODEL AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SESSION II – Green Growth and Vulnerability: Economic Pillar
Moderator: Isidora Ljumović
- Petar Đukić - RECONCEPTUALISATION AND STRATEGIC ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: SERBIAN CASE - YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMOROW
- Nertila Busho, Bledni Gerdoci, Alejda Doda - THE IMPACT OF STRENGTHENING AND HAMPERING INNOVATION FACTORS ON FIRM'S PERFORMANCE - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EU AND NON-EU COUNTRIES
- Ivana Domazet, Milica Kovačević - ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – THE ROLE OF GREEN MARKETING
- Mirela Holy, Nikolina Borčić - INFORMATION,CONSUMERISM AND SUSTAINABLE FASHION
- Lidija Pulevska Ivanovska - GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
- Kseniia Lapshina, Natalia Bakaeva, Olga Sotnikova - ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF ACCEPTANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS IN THE FIELD OF AN URBAN ECOLOGY
- Srđan Marinković, Marija Džunić, Nataša Golubović - AN INQUIRY INTO THE COMPETITIVENESS-RESILIENT GROWTH NEXUS
- Somai Miklós - ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT TAX FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL AGRIBUSINESS
- Marija Magdincheva Sopova, Kiril Postolov, Dejan Metojieski, Risto Elenov - MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ENTERPRISES AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Marina Savković, Nataša Stanišić, Nikica Radović - NEW JOBS IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIES – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY PERSPECTIVE
- Slađana Lazarević, Saša Popović - INVESTMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AS A GREEN ECONOMY DRIVER - CASE STUDY BOKA BAY
- Vladimir Andrić, Jelena Minović, Ljubiša Andrić - THE PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS IN SERBIA-AN ECONOMETRIC INVESTIGATION
- Slavica Stevanović, Grozdana Marinković - ILLIQUIDITY RISK OF POLLUTING ENTERPRISES IN SERBIA
- Željko Vojinović, Dejan Đukić - THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BPM CONCEPT ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
- Ivana Lečovski, Isidora Ljumović - ORGANIC PRODUCT LABELLING: CONSUMER ATTITUDES AND IMPACT ON PURCHING DECISION
SESSION III – Social Challenges of Unequal Growth: Social Pillar
Moderator: Aleksandra Bradić-Martinović