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Innovation Economics Department

Description of the research objectives and areas of interest

The main goal of the Innovation Economics Department is to provide concrete scientific evidence to the professional and scientific public about the impact of innovation on economic growth and development, to analyze the effects of innovation policies and to analyze the impact of the introduction of different types of innovation on the business performance of companies. The Department members' activities are aimed at establishing cooperation with potential and strengthening cooperation with existing partners in the country and abroad who have the same or similar fields of research.

The key areas of scientific research work of the Department's members are:

  • scientific research and innovation policy,
  • economic development and local economic development,
  • entrepreneurship,
  • intellectual capital,
  • digital transformation,
  • strategic management of research, development and innovation in organizations.

Specific areas of work of Department members include science, technology and innovation metrics; analysis of the innovation ecosystem; scientometrics and bibliometrics.

Department members

Selected References

  1. Beraha, I., Đuričin, S. (2022). Perspektiva razvoja inovacionog sistema Republike Srbije, Institut ekonomskih nauka, Beograd
  2. Beraha, I., Đuričin, S. (2022). The Effects of Innovation Policy on Science to Business Collaboration – The Case of Serbia. Impact of Open Innovation on the World Economy. IGI Global. pp. 83-110.
  3. Bole, D., Zivkovic, L. & Nedovic, V. (2021). Qualitative mapping of the economic, innovation and scientific potential of Serbia. In: The identification of Smart Specialisation priority domains in Serbia, Edited by: Radovanovic, N., Matusiak, M. and Kleibrink, A. EUR 30811 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, pp. 64-91.
  4. Bradić-Martinović, A. (2022). Digitalne veštine građana Srbije. Institut ekonomskih nauka. Beograd. ISBN 978-86-89465-72-3
  5. Đuričin, S., Beraha, I., Jovanović, O., Mosurović Ružičić, M., Lazarević-Moravčević, M., Paunović, M. (2022). The Efficiency of National Innovation Policy Programs: The Case of Serbia. Sustainability, MDPI, 14 (14). https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148483
  6. Kutlača, Đ., Babić, D., Živković, L., Štrbac, D. (2015). Analysis of quantitative and qualitative indicators of SEE countries scientific output, Scientometrics, 102 (1), 247-265, doi: 10.1007/s11192-014-1290-y
  7. Lazarević-Moravčević, M., Lazić, M. (2022). Innovation Capacities of Serbian Enterprises before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Economic and Financial Implications of Covid-19 Crises. Nica: Université Côte d'Azur. pp. 248-266.
  8. Mosurović Ružičić, M., Miletić, M., Dobrota, M. (2021). Does a National Innovation System Encourage Sustainability? Lessons from the Construction Industry in Serbia. Sustainability, MDPI, 13 (7).
  9. Paunović, M., Mosurović Ružičić, M., Lazarević-Moravčević, M. (2022). Business process innovations in family firms: evidence from Serbia. Journal of Family Business Management. Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-03-2022-0044
  10. Vasilić, N., Beraha, I., Đuričin, S. (2022). Komparativna analiza regionalnih inovacionih performansi u Srbiji. Nauka i inovacije kao pokretači privrednog razvoja. Institut ekonomskih nauka, Beograd, pp. 38-54.

Selected projects:

  1. COST action CA20112 – Platform of Policy Evaluation community for improved EU Policies and Better Acknowledgement (PROFEEDBACK), 2021-2025.  Dr. Dijana Štrbac, Innovation and Exploitation Manager.
  2. Support to the Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation in preparing the Action Plan of the Smart Specialization Strategy of the Republic of Serbia for the period 2023-2025. Ordering party: Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia within the project: Accelerating Innovation and Growth Entrepreneurship Project (SAIGE). 2022 - present. Manager: dr. Lazar Živković
  3. Support to RCC Secretariat for the Creation of Western Balkans’ Research and Innovation Infrastructure Roadmap: „Western Balkans Research and Innovation Infrastructure Roadmap“, 2021 - 2022. Ordering party: Regional Cooperation Council. Manager: dr. Lazar Živković
  4. Support to the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development in preparing the Smart Specialization Strategy of the Republic of Serbia for the period 2020 – 2027. Ordering party: Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia within the project: “Competitiveness and Jobs”. 2019-2020. Manager: dr. Lazar Živković
  5. Regional Cooperation Programme (RCC): Common Regional Market Project: “Support to Western Balkan region in sustainable tourism development”, Component 2: Assessment of the situation on tourism data and statistics in the WB6 (2021). Manager: dr. Aleksandra Bradić-Martinović