Research

Development of the research function of the National Bank of Serbia is an important precondition for the fulfilment of main objectives and tasks within its remit. As part of its profiling as a research centre, the National Bank of Serbia set up the Chief Economist`s Office, tasked with setting priority research directions.

In addition to placing a greater emphasis on work papers and other publications, the National Bank of Serbia will strengthen its role as a local and regional hub for research seminars and international conferences. In furthering that goal, the National Bank of Serbia will continue to cooperate and work jointly with central banks, academic and other international institutions on research projects, pooling of research resources and organisation of research seminars and study visits.

In its best practice, the National Bank of Serbia will continue to support scientific economic thought in Serbia, by special awards and donations promoting scientific research.

Chief Economist`s Office

The Chief Economist`s Office was set up as a separate organisational unit with the aim to:

1. Define priority research directions within the National Bank of Serbia and coordinate  research efforts across NBS departments,
2. Boost the reputation of the National Bank of Serbia as a prestigious research hub in the area of applied economic research on national, regional and global scale,
3. Advance research capacities within the National Bank of Serbia, and
4. Develop partnership research efforts.

• Professor Branko Urošević, PhD
• Assistant Professor Milan Nedeljković, PhD

Research Seminars

In an effort to provide a communication forum for its staff, other economic experts in Serbia and leading world economists, the National Bank of Serbia organises Friday research seminars. So far, it welcomed distinguished experts such as Bojan Jovanovic, Lucrezia Reichlin, Bernard Dumas, Charles Engel, Jordi Gali, Fabrizio Zilibotti, and many others.

• Research seminars

Conferences and Research Courses

As part of implementation of its research development strategy, the National Bank of Serbia organises international conferences in the areas of special research interest. While strengthening the NBS reputation, these conferences provide a forum for involvement of some of the world’s top names in those areas, together with Serbia’s current and emerging expertise.

• 2012 Annual Conference of Young Economists  
• Conferences and research courses held

Donations for Promotion of Scientific Research

Committed to promotion of scientific research in macroeconomics, monetary economics, financial supervision and financial stability, the National Bank of Serbia grants annual monetary awards for:

• doctoral theses defended at Serbian universities in the areas of monetary economics, financial supervision and financial stability;
• master theses defended at Serbian universities in the areas of macroeconomics and finance;
• papers of Serbian researchers in the areas of macroeconomics and finance published in reputed international journals.

Award “Dr Dragoslav Avramović”

• for the best analytical/research paper in macroeconomics and finance using data on the Serbian market.

In 2011 the National Bank of Serbia awarded a donation to the Association оf Economists of Vojvodina, co-financing the publication of the scientific journal Panoeconomicus.