The income convergence is a subject of debate among economists since the formulation of the Robert Solow's neoclassical growth model. The income convergence is a situation when income of poorer countries is approaching the income level of richer countries, due to more pronounced economic growth rates of poorer countries in a certain period of time. Faster growth of poorer countries is a consequence of diminishing returns on capital, which is a basic assumption of the neoclassical growth model. The subject of this paper is the effect of international trade on income convergence of the European Union member states. Regression analysis is used in this paper to test the research hypothesis: higher volume of bilateral trade causes income convergence. The results tell us in favour of the proposed hypothesis-higher volume of bilateral trade leads to income convergence.

Rural space, protected areas, and nature in general become so-called "hot spots" in the tourist perspective in the last two years. The covid-19 outbreak caused growing commercial tourism to have a tendency to transform and go a step far from sustainability to regenerative directions. These changes consider "to rebuild", "renew", and "getting back to tradition and roots" where ecosystem services and wild plants in focused. In recent times, several studies of tourists' behaviors and attitudes towards utilization and interest in wild edible plants have been conducted. This study represents the results of research conducted on 53 tourists and 20 local touristic households in the Biosphere "Golija-Studenica" to explore relationships between wild edible plants utilization/collection and the tourism experience. According to the results, there is an increased interest or demand for wild edible plants by tourists and local people. On the one hand, these demands are the result of long traditions and on the other hand the increased desire for healthy food. Different socio-demographic backgrounds of tourists impact their environmental awareness, knowledge and education on goods and services from nature. This study highlights the need to fulfil ecological responsibility when tourism occurs in ecologically worth areas to achieve bicultural conservation and regenerative approach.

Income convergence is one of the key research domains in the field of economic growth and development. The theoretical discussion of income convergence among countries began with the introduction of Robert Solow's neoclassical growth model. The first empirical research appeared in the 1980s, and to this day the results are ambiguous. There are several approaches of convergence, however, the most commonly used approach is income convergence between countries and regions. When it comes to income convergence, there are two concepts, namely s-convergence and b-convergence, where b-convergence can be absolute and relative. The paper presents different types of convergence, as well as methods of measuring income convergence.

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330.55(4-672EU) Pegledni naučni članak KONVERGENCIJA DOHOTKA I EKONOMSKA INTEGRACIJA: DOKAZI IZ EVROPSKE UNIJEKonvergencija dohotka je predmet rasprave još od formulisanja neoklasič-nog modela rasta Roberta Soloua (Robert Solow) i predstavlja situaciju u kojoj siromašnije zemlje imaju brži rast od bogatijih zemalja. osnovni uzrok konvergencije dohotka leži u opadajućim prinosima proizvodnih faktora, pre svega kapitala. Nasuprot ovim tradicionalnim teorijama rasta, novije teorije ne predviđaju postojanje konvergencije, ni opadajuće prinose. Isti je slučaj kada je reč o konvergenciji i efektima ekonomskih integracija. Na jednoj strani su teoretičari koji tvrde da će siromašnije zemlje i one zemlje koje su se najskorije pridružile nekoj uniji, imati brži rast od bogatijih zemalja te unije. ovaj rad ima za cilj da predstavi fenomen konvergencije dohotka, kao i njenu međuzavisnost sa ekonomskim integracijama. u radu je dat pregled nekih od najuticajnijih istraživa-nja koja se tiču konvergencije dohotka među zemljama Evropske unije, na čijem primeru možemo na dobar način da sagledamo ovu međuzavisnost.Ključne reči: neoklasični model rasta, konvergencija dohotka, ekonomska integracija, Evropska unija 1. Uvod pitanje konvergencije je privuklo pažnju velikog broja ekonomista još od formulisanja neoklasičnog modela rasta Roberta Soloua 1956. godine. u svom modelu, Robert Solou je definisao konvergenciju kao proces sustizanja zemalja različitih nivoa ekonomske razvijenosti, zbog bržeg rasta siromašnijih u odnosu na bogatije zemlje. Glavni uzrok konvergencije dohotka, a i glavna pretpostavka njegove teorije, jesu zakoni o opadajućim prinosima. Kasnije su se pojavile novije teorije rasta koje su odbacile postojanje konvergencije i opadajuće prinose. Nasuprot tome, zastupale su stav o postojanju rastućih prinosa.Isti je slučaj kada je reč o konvergenciji dohotka i efektima ekonomskih integracija. Na jednoj strani su teoretičari koji tvrde da će one zemlje koje su najskorije pristupile uniji ("nove" članice) i siromašnije zemlje u uniji imati brži * Asistent na Fakultetu za hotelijerstvo i turizam u Vrnjačkoj