o:29507 Unbalanced Development – Regional Disparity Analysis in Serbia NERAVNOMERAN RAZVOJ – ANALIZA REGIONALNIH RAZLIKA U SRBIJI en 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. Rezime: Neravnomeran regionalni razvoj je danas jedan od najvećih društvenih izazova u Srbiji. Reč je o višedimenzionalnoj i višeslojnoj regionalnoj neuravnoteženosti koja, sudeći prema većini socioekonomskih pokazatelja, ima rastući trend u prvim decenijama 21. veka. U radu su analizirani odabrani demografski, socijalni i ekonomski indikatori upotrebom DEA metodologije. Uzeta je u obzir dinamička komponenta proučavane neuravnoteženosti primenom Malmkvistovog indeksa produktivnosti. Rezultati su nedvosmisleno ukazali na postojanje regionalnih razlika (ne samo između severnih i južnih oblasti, već i unutar samih oblasti), kao i na činjenicu da promene u efikasnosti upotrebe inputa utiču na rangiranje oblasti unutar nacionalne teritorije. Keywords: regional imbalance; regional development; DEA analysis; Malmquist Productivity Index Ključne reči: regionalna neuravnoteženost, regionalni razvoj, DEA analiza, Malmkvistov indeks produktivnosti 1552099 10.2478/ethemes-2021-0003 1552101 0353-8648 2023-05-16T13:20:05.903Z 44 no 46 Emilija Manić Univerzitet u Beogradu Ekonomski fakultet 5629287 0000-0002-6592-1068 Đorđe Mitrović Univerzitet u Beogradu Ekonomski fakultet person 12911463 0000-0002-1839-1105 application/pdf 511500 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:29507 no yes 1 70 92000001 11A03 Economic themes 59 1 45 60 2021