<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> R&amp;D expenditures (R&amp;D) are an important precondition for the economic growth and development, as well as for the improvement of export performances and competitiveness of national economies. Knowledge has been increasingly identified as the primary factor of economic growth in the modern business environment. In order to outline appropriate policy on R&amp;D expenditures, it is necessary to analyse indicators of the dynamics and quality of R&amp;D expenditures as well as indicators regarding growth and development of national economies. In this paper, we present R&amp;D expenditures of old and new EU Member States as well as Serbia. Based on the correlation intensity of indicators of R&amp;D expenditures and economic growth and export, it’s been analysed if R&amp;D intensity has an impact on competitiveness and growth in mentioned countries since 2000. Although Serbia has implemented significant economic reforms since 2000 and there has been an overall awareness of the need on higher R&amp;D, the R&amp;D sector still lags behind developed countries of the EU. Therefore, this paper directs attention to the importance of identifying and implementing a national policy on R&amp;D expenditures, with special focus on necessity for improved R&amp;D funding of the business sector and growth of R&amp;D funding from abroad.</p></abstract>

R&D expenditures (R&D) are an important precondition for the economic growth and development, as well as for the improvement of export performances and competitiveness of national economies. Knowledge has been increasingly identified as the primary factor of economic growth in the modern business environment. In order to outline appropriate policy on R&D expenditures, it is necessary to analyse indicators of the dynamics and quality of R&D expenditures as well as indicators regarding growth and development of national economies. In this paper, we present R&D expenditures of old and new EU Member States as well as Serbia. Based on the correlation intensity of indicators of R&D expenditures and economic growth and export, it’s been analysed if R&D intensity has an impact on competitiveness and growth in mentioned countries since 2000. Although Serbia has implemented significant economic reforms since 2000 and there has been an overall awareness of the need on higher R&D, the R&D sector still lags behind developed countries of the EU. Therefore, this paper directs attention to the importance of identifying and implementing a national policy on R&D expenditures, with special focus on necessity for improved R&D funding of the business sector and growth of R&D funding from abroad.

Research and Development Investment as Determinant of International Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Eu28 and Serbia

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, Serbia

University of Nis, Faculty of Economics, Republic of Serbia

Economic Themes

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R&D expenditures (R&D) are an important precondition for the economic growth and development, as well as for the improvement of export performances and...

Research and Development Investment as Determinant of International Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Eu28 and Serbia

Published Online: Jul 26, 2016

Page range: 195 - 216

Received: Feb 21, 2016

Accepted: May 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ethemes-2016-0010

Keywords
R&D expenditures, GDP, competitiveness, export, transition countries, EU, technological development, Serbia

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Research and Development Investment as Determinant of International Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Eu28 and Serbia

Published Online: Jul 26, 2016

Page range: 195 - 216

Received: Feb 21, 2016

Accepted: May 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ethemes-2016-0010

KeywordsR&D expenditures, GDP, competitiveness, export, transition countries, EU, technological development, Serbia

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
R&D expenditures, GDP, competitiveness, export, transition countries, EU, technological development, Serbia