The Serbian economy ten years after the global economic crisis

Uvalic, Milica; Cerovic, Bozidar; Atanasijević, Jasna

doi:10.2298/eka2025033u

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“…In comparison to other countries with more stable economies, the recession following 2007 and 2008 had a rather heavier impact in Serbia with the lowest growth of the Serbian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) when compared to other western Balkan countries at that time ( 45 , 46 ). The World economic crisis led to an increase of unemployment, fear of job loss, and lower quality of life among Serbian citizens.…”

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Trend of suicide by self-immolation in a 13-year timeline: was the COVID-19 pandemic a potentially important stressor?

Jeremic,

Mihaljevic,

Radosavljevic

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionSelf-immolation is an uncommon way of attempting and committing a suicide, with a fatality rate of 80%. The risk factors in self-immolation victims vary depending on demographic characteristics, socio-economic and cultural factors as well as religious beliefs. Whether the COVID-19 pandemic was a potentially important stressor for self-immolation is still unknown, with insufficient studies examining this issue. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to examine the trend of self-immolation in a 13-year timeline, and the potential association of COVID-19 pandemic with the increase in the incidence and severity of self-immolation injuries in Serbia in 2021.Materials and methodsThe study included hospitalized patients due to intentional burns caused by self-immolation in the period from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2021. Joinpoint regression analysis was used for the analysis of continuous linear trends of self-immolation cases with change points.ResultsWhile a rising trend was observed in the 2008–2013 time segment, followed by a decline in the upcoming 2013–2016 time segment, a significant increase reached its maximum during COVID-19 pandemic (2021), with annual percent change of 37.1% (p = 0.001). A significant increase in the median number of cases per year was observed during 2021 compared to the previous periods (7.5 vs. 2). Frequency of patients with a psychiatric diagnosis vs. those without a psychiatric diagnosis was significantly higher during than before the COVID-19 period (66.7 vs. 36.1%, p = 0.046).ConclusionIn our study, a significant increase in the frequency of suicide attempts by self-immolation during COVID-19 pandemic was noticed. There was also an increased frequency of pre-existing psychiatric illness among patients during the pandemic period. With limited high-quality data available, the study adds to a rising body of evidence for assessment of outcomes of the pandemic on mental health and recognition of stressors for self-immolation.

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Trend of suicide by self-immolation in a 13-year timeline: was the COVID-19 pandemic a potentially important stressor?

Jeremic,

Mihaljevic,

Radosavljevic

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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“…Maintaining economic growth and seizing the post-crisis time to strengthen public governance, attract international and domestic investment, and enable companies to expand and create quality employment should be top priorities (Uvalić, Cerović & Atanasijević, 2020). The survey predicted that if the economy is back on track and investment opportunities are high again, a mix of market, regulatory, and schooling changes may increase GDP per capita by 1% annually.…”

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Corporate Governance Policies under COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Some Emerging Economies

Yakubu Aminu,

Bhaumik,

Ademola

2024

IJMHS

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The COVID-19 pandemic surprised the global community, which led to the transformation of how the global economy conducts its day-to-day businesses. The primary purpose of this paper was to investigate the mitigating policies that countries put in place to curb the havoc caused by the pandemic. The study documented the impact of the pandemic on corporate governance outcomes (annual general meetings, audit committees, executive pay, and disclosure). The findings showed that governments in the emerging markets studied had implemented policies and regulations for business continuity in addition to the globally coordinated responses. The study also found that emerging countries must develop far-reaching policies and capabilities to deal with similar pandemics.

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“…Indeed, in the aftermath of Yugoslavia's collapse in the 1990s, the Serbian economy faced a very deep political crisis and international sanctions-provoking severe, profound, and long-lasting institutional deterioration. Following the decade characterised by a fall in income, a rise in poverty, and hyperinflation [6], Serbia's belated transition to a market economy began as late as the early 2000s. However, the ensuing episode of strong growth and political stability was abruptly stopped by the effects of the 2008 global economic crisis-implying that Serbia's economy never managed to fully catch up with its Central and East European neighbors.…”

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Shadow Economy Estimation Using Cash Demand Approach: The Case of Serbia

Atanasijević

Danon²,

Lužanin

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Informalities in the Serbian economy seem to be relatively persistent and widespread, as suggested by some empirical evidence and numerous anecdotal evidence provided by citizens and companies. Nevertheless, the shadow—or informal—economy is a rather complicated phenomenon with a complex set of causes and consequences, implying that there are no universally accepted definitions nor quantification methods for determining the relative size of its impact. This paper takes a pioneering approach using the “monetary method” or the “currency demand approach” for the Serbian economy, based on econometric estimates of the demand for money. In this context, we rely on the well-known currency demand approach, expanding and applying it to the case of Serbia. Against the backdrop of the key research question, we found that the shadow economy in Serbia has decreased to roughly 20% of GDP in late 2021 from roughly 30% in 2005.

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The Serbian economy ten years after the global economic crisis

Cited by 6 publications

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Trend of suicide by self-immolation in a 13-year timeline: was the COVID-19 pandemic a potentially important stressor?

Trend of suicide by self-immolation in a 13-year timeline: was the COVID-19 pandemic a potentially important stressor?

Corporate Governance Policies under COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Some Emerging Economies

Shadow Economy Estimation Using Cash Demand Approach: The Case of Serbia

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