Methodological approaches in the design of Smart Specialization Strategy in Serbia

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to examine the impact of investment in research and development on economic growth in the Republic of Serbia, expressed through the correlation of this and other macroeconomic aggregates. A variety of statistical and econometric techniques of variables and time series analysis are employed. In order to quantify the contribution of investments in research and development to the GDP real growth, initially data series at current prices are converted in real terms, applying previously calculated composite deflator for research and development. Based on these data, estimated for the period 1995-2015, the contribution of R&D investments to the GDP real growth is explicitly shown and expressed in percentage points. Also, the latest available data since 2016. up to 2018. have been presented in order to show the trend in this area. The empirical results achieved in the study reveal a strong interdependence among the R&D expenditures and economic performance at the national level in Serbia. Based on these findings, a statistically significant causality relationship

Effect of Research and Development (R&D) Investment, E-Commerce Company Employee, and E-Commerce Transaction Volume on Economic Growth in Indonesia 2010Q1 – 2020Q4

“…Economic growth is an increase in the ability to manage the economy to produce goods and services in a certain period of time (Pertiwi & Sustikarini, 2006). The following is the development of economic growth in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2020: (Kutlača et al, 2020).…”