AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A REGIONAL ANALYSIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
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https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj2002585DKeywords:
Agricultural enterprises, economic growth, agriculture, agribusiness, regional economic activityAbstract
Since agriculture is the highly important economic activity in the Republic of Serbia, it is necessary to create an environment in which competitive agricultural enterprises will develop. However, regions in the Republic of Serbia considerably differ regarding the intensity of agricultural activity. This paper examines the impact of agricultural enterprises on the regions contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country in the period between 2010 and 2018. Activity of agricultural enterprises was observed using number of agricultural enterprises, number of employees in them, their turnover and gross value added. Random-Effects GLS regression showed that regions with higher agricultural activity contribute to the lesser extent to the GDP of the country. Research results are robust to changing sampling period and lagging independent variables. In this regard, several proposals have been recommended.
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5. Avermaete, T., Viaene, J., Morgan, E. J., & Crawford, N. (2003). Determinants of innovation in small food firms. European Journal of Innovation Management, 6(1), 8–17. doi: 10.1108/14601060310459163
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10. Bubić, J., & Hajnrih, J. (2012). The analyses business performances of agricultural enterprises in Vojvodina during the current crisis. Economics of Agriculture, 59(2), 183–194.
11. Burke, K. (2010). The impact of Internet and ICT use among SME agribusiness growers and producers. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 23(2), 173–194. doi:10.1080/08276331.2010.10593480
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13. Drăgoi, M. C., Andrei, J. V., Mieilă, M., Panait, M., Dobrotă, C. E., & Lădaru, R. G. (2018). Food safety and security in Romania – An econometric analysis in the context of national agricultural paradigm transformation. Amfiteatru Economic, 20(47), 134–150. doi:10.24818/ea/2018/47/134
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15. Garabinović, D. (2019). Online marketing promotion of local tourism organizations: The analysis of the situation in Moravica administrative district. Menadžment u hotelijerstvu i turizmu – Hotel and Tourism Management, 7(1), 71–81. doi:10.5937/menhottur1901071g
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20. Lehmann, P., Schleyer, C., Wätzold, F., & Wüstemann, H. (2009). Promoting multifunctionality of agriculture: An economic analysis of new approaches in Germany. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 11(4), 315–332. doi: 10.1080/15239080903033879
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24. Mijačić, D., & Paunović, B. (2011). Regional disparities in Serbia. Ekonomika preduzeća, 59(7-8), 379–389. doi: 10.5937/ekopre1108379M
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34. Tomašević, S., Jović, Z., & Vlaović-Begović, S. (2019). The impact of enterprise size on profitabiliy of agricultural enterprises in the Republic of Serbia. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 64(3), 293–302. doi: 10.2298/JAS1903293T
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36. Volpentesta A.P., & Ammirato S. (2008). Networking Agrifood SMEs and Consumer Groups in Local Agribusiness. In: Camarinha-Matos L.M., Picard W. (eds). Pervasive Collaborative Networks. PRO-VE 2008. IFIP – The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 283. (p. 33-40) Springer, Boston, MA. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-84837-2_4
37. Vržina, S., & Dimitrijević, M. (2020). Determinants of profitability of the agricultural sector of vojvodina: The role of corporate income tax. The European Journal of Applied Economics, 17(1), 1–19. doi: 10.5937/ejae17-21368
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Dimitrijević, M. S., Vržina, S., & Lekovic, M. (2020). AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A REGIONAL ANALYSIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA. Economics of Agriculture, 67(2), 585–600. https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj2002585D
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