<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The unbalanced regional development is one of the biggest socioeconomic challenges in Serbia. It is a multidimensional and multi-level regional imbalance that, according to almost all socioeconomic indicators, shows a growing trend in the first decades of the 21st century. This paper presents an analysis of the selected demographic, social, and economic indicators by using DEA methodology. The dynamic component of the studied imbalance was taken into account by calculating the Malmquist Productivity Index. The calculated index undoubtedly shows that there are differences between regions (not only between the northern and southern regions, but also within the regions themselves). The results also point out that the changes of the input usage efficiency have strongly influenced the ranks of the districts within the national territories.</p></abstract>

The unbalanced regional development is one of the biggest socioeconomic challenges in Serbia. It is a multidimensional and multi-level regional imbalance that, according to almost all socioeconomic indicators, shows a growing trend in the first decades of the 21st century. This paper presents an analysis of the selected demographic, social, and economic indicators by using DEA methodology. The dynamic component of the studied imbalance was taken into account by calculating the Malmquist Productivity Index. The calculated index undoubtedly shows that there are differences between regions (not only between the northern and southern regions, but also within the regions themselves). The results also point out that the changes of the input usage efficiency have strongly influenced the ranks of the districts within the national territories.

Unbalanced Development – Regional Disparity Analysis in Serbia

Economic Themes

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The unbalanced regional development is one of the biggest socioeconomic challenges in Serbia. It is a multidimensional and multi-level regional imbalance that,...

Unbalanced Development – Regional Disparity Analysis in Serbia

Published Online: Apr 27, 2021

Page range: 45 - 60

Received: Jul 01, 2020

Accepted: Dec 08, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2021-0003

Keywords
regional imbalance, regional development, DEA analysis, Malmquist Productivity Index

© 2021 Emilija Manić et al., published by Sciendo

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

Unbalanced Development – Regional Disparity Analysis in Serbia

Published Online: Apr 27, 2021

Page range: 45 - 60

Received: Jul 01, 2020

Accepted: Dec 08, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2021-0003

Keywordsregional imbalance, regional development, DEA analysis, Malmquist Productivity Index

© 2021 Emilija Manić et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
regional imbalance, regional development, DEA analysis, Malmquist Productivity Index