BALANCING NATIONAL SECURITY AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION

Authors

  • Jelena Stanojević University of Pristina-Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Economics
  • Miloš Pavlović Belgrade Business Academy for Applied Studies , Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22190/TEME191101072S

Keywords:

national security, competitiveness, indicators, European Union, Serbia

Abstract

A secure environment plays a crucial role in the overall stability of the economy, having an impact and contributing to its competitiveness. Although an absence of security risks cannot certainly drive the country's economic development and competitiveness, its existence would definitely have far-reaching consequences for the economy. The paper aims to analyze the national security of the European (EU) countries and Serbia, reflected in the following security indicators: business costs of terrorism, business costs of crime and violence, organized crime, and the reliability of policy services. In this context, the study provides a comparative analysis of the mentioned indicators in order to assess their trend, as well as the correlation between national security and national competitiveness with the aim to determine how national security affects national competitiveness. The empirical analysis of the study includes 28 EU member countries and Serbia as a candidate country, covering the period from 2011 to 2017, with data available in the Global Competitiveness Reports. The findings of this study allow for a better understanding of the overall national security and its impact on the national competitiveness in the context of the EU and Serbia.

Author Biography

  • Jelena Stanojević, University of Pristina-Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Economics

    Jelena Stanojević, PhD in Economics, is a teaching assistant with doctorate at the Faculty of Economics, University of Pristina in Kosovska Mitrovica, and a researcher at the Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Nis. She has completed her Bachelor, Master and PhD studies at the University of Nis, Faculty of Economics with the highest average grades and defended the doctoral thesis titled „Structural changes in agriculture of the Republic of Serbia aimed at improving competitiveness“. During the studies, Ms. Stanojević was a beneficiary of scholarships provided for the best students at the state level. In the academic year 2009/2010, she was teaching the courses Agricultural Management and Tourism Management at the Faculty of Economics in Nis, gaining valuable pedagogical experience. Since 2012, she has been engaged as the project associate-researcher on the project of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, under the name „Improving competitiveness of public and private sector by networking competencies in the process of European integration of Serbia”. In addition to formal education, Ms. Stanojević is dedicated to informal, personal and professional development through seminars, trainings, forums, business conferences, etc. She has published over 40 articles in scientific journals and thematic collections and participated in many international and national scientific and business conferences. She was a member of the organizing committee of several projects and conferences, and currently is a member of the publishing council of the journal Ekonomika in Niš and the Economic Association of Niš.

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Published

2020-01-17

Issue

Vol. XLIII, No 4, 2019

Section

Članci