International Conference on Economic and Social Studies 2016 (ICESoS' 16)

The purpose of International Conference on Economic and Social Studies (ICESoS) is to bring economy and other social science researchers together to discuss issues related to regional economic development particularly in the context of Western Balkan countries. Regional economic development can be considered as “a process of industry support, infrastructure, labor force and market development as well as a product of economic development that covers measured jobs, wealth, investment, standard of living and working conditions.” (Stimson, Stough and Roberts, 2006, p. 4). The theme of this year’s conference is “How entrepreneurship and innovation can benefit regional economic development”. Our conference will build on groundbreaking research regarding the triple helix approach to regional economic development, which can be beneficial to the Western Balkan region. Our conference will be a show case of the latest research from our relationships with regional educational partners, our... Read more

The purpose of International Conference on Economic and Social Studies (ICESoS) is to bring economy and other social science researchers together to discuss issues related to regional economic development particularly in the context of Western Balkan countries. Regional economic development can be considered as “a process of industry support, infrastructure, labor force and market development as well as a product of economic development that covers measured jobs, wealth, investment, standard of living and working conditions.” (Stimson, Stough and Roberts, 2006, p. 4). The theme of this year’s conference is “How entrepreneurship and innovation can benefit regional economic development”. Our conference will build on groundbreaking research regarding the triple helix approach to regional economic development, which can be beneficial to the Western Balkan region. Our conference will be a show case of the latest research from our relationships with regional educational partners, our local and regional government network as well as the region’s business community. We plan to take on the difficult issues of unemployment and other economic challenges in the conference and demonstrate how through entrepreneurial strategies and innovative systems all sides can come out winners.