Mapping Serbia's Growth

Big cities are becoming even bigger and these have been and will be the key drivers of economic growth in Serbia. Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis and Kragujevac, Serbia's four largest cities contributed to about 60 percent of the increase of value add...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
CAR
GDP
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/16333674/mapping-serbias-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13043
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topic ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGRICULTURE
ANNUAL GROWTH
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
ASSETS
AUCTIONS
AVERAGE GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH RATE
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITALS
CAR
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIES
COST OF LIVING
COST OF TRANSPORTATION
DATA ISSUES
DATA QUALITY
DECENTRALIZATION
DEFLATORS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPED WORLD
DEVELOPING WORLD
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
DIFFERENTIALS
DISTRICT
DISTRICT HEATING
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC BARRIERS
ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION
ECONOMIC DECLINE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC THEORY
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EMPLOYMENT
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUALIZATION
EQUITY GROUNDS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GROSS VALUE
GROWTH EPISODE
GROWTH POLICIES
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH GROWTH
HIGH VOLATILITY
HIGHWAYS
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME LEVELS
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAND DEVELOPMENT
LAND USE
LARGE CITIES
LEGISLATION
LENGTH OF ROADS
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL ROADS
METROPOLITAN AREA
MIGRATION
MOBILITY
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURE
MUNICIPAL FINANCING
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
POLICY INTERVENTIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY OPTIONS
POOR GROWTH
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATION
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT
RAILWAYS
REAL GDP
REBATES
REVENUE SHARING
ROAD
ROAD NETWORK
RURAL AREAS
RURAL ROADS
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SEWAGE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION
SKILLED LABOR
SMALL TOWN
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SPATIAL ECONOMICS
STREET CLEANING
STREETS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUB-NATIONAL
TAX
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX POLICY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOWNS
TRANSIT
TRANSIT ROUTES
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTATION
TRUE
TYPES OF ROADS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEQUAL COUNTRIES
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VILLAGES
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
WEALTH
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGRICULTURE
ANNUAL GROWTH
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
ASSETS
AUCTIONS
AVERAGE GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH RATE
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITALS
CAR
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIES
COST OF LIVING
COST OF TRANSPORTATION
DATA ISSUES
DATA QUALITY
DECENTRALIZATION
DEFLATORS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPED WORLD
DEVELOPING WORLD
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
DIFFERENTIALS
DISTRICT
DISTRICT HEATING
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC BARRIERS
ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION
ECONOMIC DECLINE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC THEORY
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EMPLOYMENT
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUALIZATION
EQUITY GROUNDS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GROSS VALUE
GROWTH EPISODE
GROWTH POLICIES
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH GROWTH
HIGH VOLATILITY
HIGHWAYS
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME LEVELS
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAND DEVELOPMENT
LAND USE
LARGE CITIES
LEGISLATION
LENGTH OF ROADS
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL ROADS
METROPOLITAN AREA
MIGRATION
MOBILITY
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURE
MUNICIPAL FINANCING
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
POLICY INTERVENTIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY OPTIONS
POOR GROWTH
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATION
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT
RAILWAYS
REAL GDP
REBATES
REVENUE SHARING
ROAD
ROAD NETWORK
RURAL AREAS
RURAL ROADS
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SEWAGE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION
SKILLED LABOR
SMALL TOWN
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SPATIAL ECONOMICS
STREET CLEANING
STREETS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUB-NATIONAL
TAX
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX POLICY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOWNS
TRANSIT
TRANSIT ROUTES
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTATION
TRUE
TYPES OF ROADS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEQUAL COUNTRIES
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VILLAGES
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
WEALTH
World Bank
Mapping Serbia's Growth
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Serbia
description Big cities are becoming even bigger and these have been and will be the key drivers of economic growth in Serbia. Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis and Kragujevac, Serbia's four largest cities contributed to about 60 percent of the increase of value added in the economy over the period 2001-2008. These four largest cities in 2008 accounted for about two thirds of country s economy. Spatial characteristics of foreign direct investments inflow, privatization process and location of export oriented sectors, indicate significant concentration. FDI and privatization were attracted by largest cities, though the proximity to the key transit routes, like Corridor 10, is also important for making decision where to invest. Export is concentrated in several places, depending on the type of production, and proximity of major export markets contributed to concentration of export near the borders of the EU (i.e., Hungary) and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the second most important export market for Serbia. Spatially uneven growth caused differences in living standards. Wages did not play significant role, as migrations did in adjusting differences in economic development among regions. Living standards are lowest in southern Serbia which has on average negative growth rates over this period and where both unemployment and poverty are highest. The last section of the report discusses some of the possible options for policy makers as response to spatially biased growth.
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author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Mapping Serbia's Growth
title_short Mapping Serbia's Growth
title_full Mapping Serbia's Growth
title_fullStr Mapping Serbia's Growth
title_full_unstemmed Mapping Serbia's Growth
title_sort mapping serbia's growth
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/16333674/mapping-serbias-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13043
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spelling okr-10986-130432021-04-23T14:03:02Z Mapping Serbia's Growth World Bank ABSOLUTE TERMS AGRICULTURE ANNUAL GROWTH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE ASSETS AUCTIONS AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITALS CAR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES COST OF LIVING COST OF TRANSPORTATION DATA ISSUES DATA QUALITY DECENTRALIZATION DEFLATORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPED WORLD DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DIFFERENTIALS DISTRICT DISTRICT HEATING DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC BARRIERS ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC DECLINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC THEORY EDUCATED WORKERS EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT EQUAL ACCESS EQUALIZATION EQUITY GROUNDS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROSS VALUE GROWTH EPISODE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HIGH GROWTH HIGH VOLATILITY HIGHWAYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME LEVELS INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INDUSTRIALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND USE LARGE CITIES LEGISLATION LENGTH OF ROADS LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL ROADS METROPOLITAN AREA MIGRATION MOBILITY MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURE MUNICIPAL FINANCING MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL ECONOMY POLICY INTERVENTIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY OPTIONS POOR GROWTH POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RAILWAYS REAL GDP REBATES REVENUE SHARING ROAD ROAD NETWORK RURAL AREAS RURAL ROADS SAFETY SAFETY NET SEWAGE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION SKILLED LABOR SMALL TOWN SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL ECONOMICS STREET CLEANING STREETS STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUB-NATIONAL TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWNS TRANSIT TRANSIT ROUTES TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION TRUE TYPES OF ROADS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEQUAL COUNTRIES URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VALUE ADDED VILLAGES WAGES WATER SUPPLY WEALTH Big cities are becoming even bigger and these have been and will be the key drivers of economic growth in Serbia. Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis and Kragujevac, Serbia's four largest cities contributed to about 60 percent of the increase of value added in the economy over the period 2001-2008. These four largest cities in 2008 accounted for about two thirds of country s economy. Spatial characteristics of foreign direct investments inflow, privatization process and location of export oriented sectors, indicate significant concentration. FDI and privatization were attracted by largest cities, though the proximity to the key transit routes, like Corridor 10, is also important for making decision where to invest. Export is concentrated in several places, depending on the type of production, and proximity of major export markets contributed to concentration of export near the borders of the EU (i.e., Hungary) and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the second most important export market for Serbia. Spatially uneven growth caused differences in living standards. Wages did not play significant role, as migrations did in adjusting differences in economic development among regions. Living standards are lowest in southern Serbia which has on average negative growth rates over this period and where both unemployment and poverty are highest. The last section of the report discusses some of the possible options for policy makers as response to spatially biased growth. 2013-03-28T18:39:59Z 2013-03-28T18:39:59Z 2010-03-25 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/16333674/mapping-serbias-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13043 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Serbia