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Serbia's accession to the EU – economic aspects of preparing for membership
Spasojević, Dunja
For the past 11 years, Serbia has been an official candidate country for membership in the European Union. As such, it is obligated to meet the Copenhagen criteria, in order to obtain the membership status. A crucial aspect of this criteria is competitiveness of the potential members, which includes their ability to compete within the EU‘s internal market. Hence, this thesis focuses on determining the competitiveness drivers of the member states and evaluating Serbia’s national competitiveness. The empirical part represents a comparative analysis of indicators relevant to this topic between Serbia and Croatia, the EU member state that is historically and geographically closest to Serbia. The research involves modeling and analyzing time series data covering the period from approximately the year 2000. The results indicate that Serbia lags behind Croatia primarily in macroeconomic indicators, such as GDP, unemployment rate, and inflation. In terms of investments in research and development (R&D) and enrollment in tertiary education, the two countries have no significant differences. However, Serbia has a long way to go in order to reach the EU average in all indicators analyzed.
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Developing Russian Far East: A Model of International Medical Education Cluster
Kulak, Faina ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Doboš, Bohumil (referee)
Undeniable geopolitical significance of the Russian Far East renders development of the region a matter of national priority for the entire 21st century. Enormous untapped potential of the region is not limited to the range of possibilities offered by export of its natural resources. Developing a non-resource export potential of the Russian Far East offers a way of ensuring sustainable economic growth - a key component of regional, and national, competitive capabilities. At the core of Michael E. Porter's book "The Competitive Advantage of Nations" is a model of national competitive advantage that introduces the concept of business clusters as drivers of economy. Applying Porter's analytical framework and building on recent experience of government-driven innovative cluster development in Russia, the thesis seeks to propose an economically sound model of International Medical Education Cluster for the Russian Far Eastern Federal District. The cluster will support Russia's engagement with Asia and complement one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries - that of healthcare - by addressing one of its most acute needs, namely the growing worldwide shortage of healthcare personnel. The proposed model capitalizes on federal policy of internationalisation of Russian higher education,...
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