Saša Ranđelović

Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION Saša Ranđelović

Beogradska 337 RS-11253 Belgrade (Serbia)

+381 11 2524 380 +381 63 396 198 [email protected] http://www.ekof.bg.ac.rs/nastosb_template.php?br_nastosb=1206

Sex Male | Date of birth 1 Aug 82 | Nationality Serbian

WORK EXPERIENCE

8 Oct 13–Present Assistant Professor Faculty of Economics - University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia) Research and teaching at undergraduate and master courses in Public finance

1 Nov 07–7 Oct 13 Teaching Assistant Faculty of Economics - University of Belgrade 6 Kamenička RS-11000 Belgrade (Serbia) www.ekof.bg.ac.rs Research and teaching

Business or sector Education

31 Jan 06–31 Oct 07 Tax Consultant KPMG 11 Kraljice Natalije RS-11000 Belgrade (Serbia) Tax consulting, tax review and tax due diligence

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Jun 09–Dec 12 PhD EQF level 8 Faculty of Economics - University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia) Public Finance/Taxation (“Analysis of Alternative Income Tax Models: Effects in Serbia”)

1 Nov 05–7 Oct 08 Master of Science EQF level 7 Faculty of Economics - University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia) Fiscal, monetary and public sector management

1 Oct 01–28 Oct 05 Bachelor of Economics EQF level 6 Faculty of Economics - University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia) Finance, banking and insurance

PERSONAL SKILLS

Mother tongue(s) Serbian

Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

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Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 German B1 B1 A2 A2 B1 Russian A2 B1 A1 A1 A2 Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2: Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Organisational / managerial skills - Good organizational skills gained through work with large groups of students; - Ability to work under time pressure, gained through engagement at the Ministry of Finance; - Good managerial skills, gained through work with the Ministry of Finance and through the position of executive editor of the Quarterly Monitor.

Job-related skills - Good analytical skills; - Prone to work in multicultural environment (gained through work at KPMG, the Ministry of Finance and engagement in multinational research projects at the University).

Computer skills Good command of Microsoft Office tools and statistical softwares (STATA and Eviews)

Other skills Sasa Randjelovic attended numerous courses organized by IMF and the Joint Vienna Institute, including the following: - Macroeconomic forecasting; - Advanced macroeconomic forecasting; - Medium-Term Budgetary Frameworks, Fiscal Rules, and Fiscal Councils-Options to Ensure Fiscal Sustainability.

Driving licence B

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Publications Sasa Randjelovic is (co)author of over 30 journal articles, working papers, papers published in conference proceedings, book chapters and books. Below please find the list of Saša's most important publications. I. Books / book chapters / monographs: Formalizing the Shadow Economy in Serbia: Policy Measures and Growth Effects, Springer, Germany (co-author with Schneider, F., Krstić, G., Arsić., M., Arandarenko, M., Radulović, B. and J. Janković), Springer Verlag, Germany - forthcoming Distributional and Poverty Outcomes of the New Social Welfare Law in Serbia, chapter in the book “Poverty and Inclusion in Western Balkans– New Directions in Measurement and Policy", 2013, editors Ruggeri Laderachi, C. and S. Savastano, Springer, the Netherlands (co-author with Arandarenko, M., Avlijaš, S., Vladisavljević, M. and J. Žarković-Rakić) Structural Fiscal Deficit and Public Debt Dynamics in Serbia, 2012, Faculty of Economics Publishing Center, Serbia (co-author with M. Arsić, A. Nojković and S. Mićković) II. Papers published in journals and conference proceedings: Improving Working Incentives: Evaluation of Tax Policy Reform Using SRMOD, International Journal of Microsimulation Vol. 6(1): 2013, pp. 157-176 (co-author with J. Žarković-Rakić) The Estimation of Tax-Benefit Automatic Stabilizers in Serbia: a Combined Micro-Macro Approach, Economic Annals, No. 198: 2013, pp. 61-87 Would Economic Recovery Imply Fiscal Stabilization in Serbia? Journal of Business Economics and Management, No. 3-4: 2013, pp. 222-237 (co-author with Arsić, M. and A. Nojković) Addressing Inequality and Poverty With Tax Instruments, Economic Annals, No. 190: 2011, pp. 7-26, Serbia

Dual Income Tax – An Option for the Reform of Personal Income Tax in Serbia?, Economic Annals, No. 178-179: 2008, pp. 183-197, Serbia Tax Design-Tax Evasion Relationship in Serbia: New Empirical Approach to Standard Theoretical Model, Paper presented at conference organized by University of East London and INFER, London, UK (2011) III. Working papers and work in progress: Labour Supply and Inequality Effects of In-Work Benefits: Empirical Evidence from Serbia, Faculty of Economics Working Paper Series, 2014, Serbia (co-author with Vujić, S., Žarković-Rakić, J. and M. Vladisavljević) Economic, Institutional and Political Determinants of Fiscal Stance in Central and Eastern Europe (co- author with Arsić, M. and A. Nojković) - work in progress Would Abolishing Minimum Base for Social Security Contributions Boost Labor Supply? Evidence from Serbia (co-author with Žarković-Rakić, J. and M. Vladisavljević) - work in progress Effects of Income Tax on Personal Savings: Econometric Evidence from Serbia, Euromod Working Paper No. 1: 2013, ISER, University of Essex,the UK

Projects Econometric Estimation of Structural Fiscal Deficit in Serbia, FREN and Ministry of Finance of Serbia (2012) Reform of Recurring Property Taxation in Serbia: Results and Perspectives, FREN and GIZ (2012) Development of Tax and Benefit Microsimulation Model for Serbia (MKMOD), FREN, American University College and University of Essex (2012-2013) Growth Enhancing Reform of Corporate Income Tax in Serbia, paper published as part of the wider study “Tax Policy in Serbia – Looking Forward”, USAID and FREN, Belgrade (2010) Development of Tax and Benefit Microsimulation Model for Serbia (SRMOD), FREN and University of Essex (2009-2010) Preparation of Policy Review for Development of OECD Tax and Benefit Model for Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Workd Bank (2009)

Honours and awards Sasa Randjelovic was awarded with Join EU-SEE scholarship for exchange of academic staff, based on which he conducted part of his PhD research at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) in 2010. Sasa Randjelovic won the prize for the best PhD thesis in economics in Serbia in 2011-2012, awarded by the Scientific Association of Economists of Serbia. Sasa was awarded by the US State Deprtment with the International Visitors Leadership Program fellowship ("US Financial System and Global Economy"). Within this program Sasa visited numerous academic, government and financial institutions in the USA, in March 2014.

Memberships Sasa Randjelovic is member of: - the Serbian affiliate of the International Fiscal Association; - Scientific Association of Economists of Serbia.

Other activities Sasa Randjelovic was engaged as high level fiscal policy advisor to the minister of finance of Serbia from September 2013 until July 2014, in charge for the reform of pension system, tax system and labor market. Sasa was also engaged as part of the group for negotiations with the IMF. From 2009 until 2014 Sasa Randjelovic was member of several working groups, established by the Ministry of Finance of Serbia, for fiscal system reforms (the Law on Fiscal Responsibility Rules, changes to the Law on Personal Income Tax, the Law on Financing of Local Self-Governments, the Law on Charges for Use of Public Goods, etc.). Sasa Randjelovic was engaged as external advisor to the Fiscal Council of the Republic of Serbia, on numerous research and policy-analysis projects, from 2011 until 2013. Sasa Randjelovic is executive editor of the Quarterly Monitor of Economic Trends and Policies in Serbia, published by the Foundation for Advancement of Economics. Sasa is also in charge for fiscal policy analyses, in this bulletin.

Research interests Fields of research/interests: - taxation (equity issues, savings effects, employment effects); - shadow economy/tax evasion; - institutional determinants of fiscal policy; - labor market effects of tax benefit policies; - public debt (intergenerational distribution of burden).