Benford's law, known as the law of the first digit, is used as a basic method to identify possible manipulation, or errors dеtection, in a large data set. Namely, according to that law, the first digits of the corresponding data set appear with a frequency determined according to the decreasing logarithmic law, which is contrary to the intuition ab...

By Jelena Stanojević, Vesna Rajić

The speed at which information is shared in the digital age is astounding. In a relatively short period, we've gone from lugging around numerous heavy textbooks to having all the information we need at our fingertips through a simple tap on a screen. Today, information is readily available to anyone and is easier than ever to find and sift through....

By Elena Georgiana Zamfiroiu, Radu Mircea Georgescu

The succession of crises that have shaken the world in recent years - from the global pandemic and extreme weather conditions to armed conflicts and mass migrations - testifies that there is no going back to pre-pandemic conditions and "business as usual." A new economic reality has been created that shapes consumption and business outcomes. Econom...

By Biljana Jovanović Gavrilović, Mirjana Gligorić Matić, Velibor Jovanović Gavrilović

This paper examines the growing issue of money laundering through cryptocurrencies on a global scale. Criminals use digital assets to launder illicitly obtained funds, converting them into cryptocurrencies to obscure the origins of the money. Unlike traditional financial systems, decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms lack mechanisms to freeze or b...

By Marijana Joksimović, Marija Paunović, Stevica Dedjanski

In the contemporary business environment, traditional accounting systems, such as double-entry bookkeeping, face increasing criticism due to growing demands for transparency and security in financial transactions. While double-entry bookkeeping remains the foundation of modern accounting practices, its limitations are increasingly evident in the co...

By Teodor Petrović, Ljiljana Tanasić, Željana Jovičić

The countries of the Western Balkans have behind them two and a half decades of too slow recovery. The paper tests the hypothesis that without stable development institutions and adequate economic reforms, high rates of economic growth that will lead to sustainable development are not possible. Low rates of growth and living standards result in pop...

By Dragana Milenković, Tanja Vujović, Ivan Milenković

Current geopolitical shifts of tectonic scale generate a set of new challenges for global economic leaders all around the world testing their abilities to adjust fast enough to radically changing environment and finding the appropriate commercial solutions. Country’s global leadership refers to its ability to influence the global economy thro...

By Olga Y.Trofimenko, Sergei Sutyrin

Cryptocurrencies represent a new form of property that exists only on the Internet. The first cryptocurrency to appear on the global market was Bitcoin, and its appearance is linked to the first financial crisis in 2008. The market capitalization of Bitcoin grew very quickly and in 2017 reached the highest capitalization in history (334 billion US ...

By Suzana Stevanović, Vitomir Starčević, Ljubiša Mićić

The modern world is a complicated paradigm of influence and struggle for interests, with the fact that the possibilities of winning positions have diversified and increased in a sophisticated way!? Military, economic and political scenarios and penetration projects are integrated with the aim of gaining dominance in the market, especially in the ma...

By Spasoje Tuševljak

This article derives its foundation from my conference keynote address. Specifically, the perspectives I have chosen align with images and realities drawn from the contemporary global economy, which I have synthesized into a comprehensive collection of the most significant contemporary economic challenges we encounter worldwide. The purpose of each...

By Panagiotis Kontakos