Biljana Tashevska was born on 12^th September 1983 in Skopje. She graduated at the Faculty of Economics in Skopje, Department of Financial Management, in 2005 with an average grade of 9,61. In July 2011 she received her M.Sc. degree, defending her master thesis titled: Budget deficit, public debt and the crowding-out effect, at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje. In March 2005 she defended her doctoral thesis: The interdependence of budget deficit, public debt and fiscal sustainability at the same Faculty and earned a PhD degree in economic sciences. In the academic year 2005/2006 she worked as a demonstrator at the Faculty of Law in Skopje, engaged in the courses Economics and Applied economics. From June to November 2006 she worked at Alpha Bank AD Skopje, in the Credit department. In 2006 she was elected as junior assistant in Principles of economics at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje and in August 2015 she became an assistant professor in National wealth and national accounts. She teaches two first cycle courses: Economics of the welfare state and National accounts. The main areas of her scientific interest are: fiscal policy, public finance, macroeconomics, welfare state. She has published numerous papers in scientific journals, monographs and proceedings from international and domestic conferences. She regularly participates in symposia, workshops and conferences, and has been engaged in a few domestic and international projects. She complemented her professional development with several study visits abroad (in Serbia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Portugal).

Journal articles

• Tashevska, B., Trenovski, B. and Trpkova-Nestorovska, M. (2020) “The Government Revenue–Expenditure Nexus in Southeast Europe: A Bootstrap Panel Granger-Causality Approach”, Eastern European Economics, doi: 10.1080/00128775.2020.1724156.
• Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2019) “Lessons Learned from the Global Recession – Redesigned Framework of Key Macroeconomic Policies”, International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Vol.22 No.4, pp. 468-489, doi: 10.1504/IJBG.2019.100260.
• Tashevska, B., Trpkova-Nestorovska, M. and Trenovski, B. (2019) “Socio-economic determinants of social spending in the EU”, CEA Journal of Economics, Volume 14, Issue 4, pp. 35–48.
• Petrevski, G., Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2019), “The Effectiveness of Fiscal and Monetary Policies in a Small Open Economy – The Case of Macedonia”, Post-Communist Economies, 31:6, 805-821, doi: 10.1080/14631377.2019.1607437.
• Tashevska, B. (2019) “Social expenditure in the European countries”, Contributions. Section of Social Sciences, XLIX 1-2 2018, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 151-160.
• Tashevska, B. (2018) “The tax-spend debate – review of the empirical literature”, Annual of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, Vol. 53, Skopje, pp. 467-484.
• Trpkova-Nestorovska, M., Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2018) “Migration and its impact on the demographic transition in the countries of the European Union”, CEA Journal of Economics, Volume 13, Issue 2, Skopje, pp. 35– 52.
• Tashevska, B. (2017) “Review of fiscal sustainability assessment methods”, Annual of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, Volume 52, Skopje, pp. 411-424.
• Fiti, T., Filipovski, V., Antovska, M. and Tashevska, B. (2017) “Innovations and Entrepreneurship in the Macedonian Business Sector”, World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 13, No. 2/3, pp. 194-210.
• Trenovski, B., Tashevska, B, and Makreshanska, S. (2015) “The global economic crisis – what should not be forgotten”, CEA Journal of Economics, Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2015, Center for Economic Analysis, Skopje, pp. 99-112.
• Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2015) “Fiscal or monetary dominance in a small, open economy with fixed exchange rate – the case of the Republic of Macedonia”, Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics: Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 33, No.1, Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, pp. 125-145.
• Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2014) “Monetary response to the global economic crisis in a small, open economy with fixed exchange rate – the case of the Republic of Macedonia”, CEA Journal of Economics, Vol. 9, Issue 1, June 2014, Center for Economic Analysis, Skopje, pp. 23-35.
• Fiti, T., Filipovski, V., Antovska, M. and Tashevska, B. (2014) “Entrepreneurship, innovations and local economic development – the case of the Republic of Macedonia”, Contributions, Section of social scineces¸ XLV 1, pp. 73-99.
• Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2014) “The transmission mechanism and consequences from the Global economic crisis for the Macedonian economy”, CEA Journal of Economics, Volume 9, Issue 2, 2014, Center for Economic Analysis, Skopje, pp. 55-69.
• Fiti, T. and Tashevska, B. (2013) “The European debt crisis and its implications on the Macedonian economy”, CEA Journal of Economics, Vol. 8, Issue 1, June 2013, Center for Economic Analysis, Skopje, pp. 25-42.
• Trpeski, P. and Tashevska, B. (2012) “Labour Tax Wedge in the Republic of Macedonia – Trends and International Comparison”, Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica, No. 14, Vol. 2 2012, pp. 571-585.
• Fiti, T. and Tashevska, B. (2012) “Problems of fiscal consolidation in the post-crisis period – lessons for the Republic of Macedonia”, Contributions, Section of social sciences, XLIII 1-2, MASA, pp. 127-149.
• Gockov, Gj., Mamucevska, D., Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2012) “The role, significance and trend of construction sector in Macedonia”, CEA Journal of Economics, Vol. 7, Issue 1, June 2012, Center for Economic Analysis, Skopje, pp. 57-70.
• Trpkova, M. and Tashevska, B. (2011) “Determinants of economic growth in South-East European Countries”, PIEB, Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2011, pp. 12-15.
• Trpeski, P. and Tashevska, B. (2009) “Labour productivity and wages in the Republic of Macedonia”, Revista Tinerilor Economisti (The Young Economists Journal), No.13, November, pp. 103-111.
• Tashevska, B. (2009) “The relationship between unemployment and growth in the countries in transition”, Annual of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 2009, pp. 515-524.
• Fiti, T. and Tashevska, B. (2008) “The phenomenon of crowding-out the private sector investments”, Annual of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 2008.

Books, monographs

• Tashevska, B. and Trenovski, B. (2017) “Fiscal Policy, Fiscal sustainability in a small and open economy in terms of global economic disturbances – the case of the Republic of Macedonia”, Chapter in the research monograph Implications from the European Debt Crisis on the Economic Integration Process in the EU, published by the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAN) and Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MASA), ISBN: 978-954-616-278-6, Sofia, pp. 178-195.
• Fiti, T. et al. (2017) Macroeconomic effects of the fiscal policy in the Republic of Macedonia [A. Bedgeti ed.], MASA, Centre for Strategic Research, Skopje.
• Tashevska, B. (2015) The interdependence of budget deficit, public debt and fiscal sustainability, Doctoral dissertation, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, Skopje.
• Nikolov, M., Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2015) Performance based budget – for better budget process and increasing the transparency and accountability: a feasibility study, Center of Economic Analysis – CEA, Skopje.
• Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2014) Performance based budget – for better budget process and increasing the transparency and accountability, Center of Economic Analysis – CEA, Skopje.
• Tashevska, B. (2011) Budget deficit, public debt and the crowding-out effect, Master thesis, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, Skopje.
• Filipovski, V. and Tashevska, B. (2008) “Leonid Hurwicz” in Nobel Prize Laureates in Economics 1969-2008 (Taki Fiti ed.), Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 2008.
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Proceedings

• Trenovski, B., Tashevska, B., Kozeski, K. and Merdzan, G. (2020) “The Link Between Productivity and Labor Compensation in Selected Central and Southeast European Countries”, in Conference Proceedings of the 7th REDETE Conference on Economic development and entrepreneurship in transition economies, held on 24-25 October 2019 in Banja Luka, BiH, pp. 125-138.
• Makreshanska Mladenovska, S. and Tashevska, B. (2019) “The impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth in the CEE countries” in D. Dukic, T. Studzieniecki and J. Grzinic (eds) Economic and Social Development (Book of Proceedings), 49th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “Building Resilient Society”, Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, Varazdin, Croatia / University North, Koprivnica, Croatia / Faculty of Management University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland / Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences Sale – Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco / Polytechnic of Medimurje in Cakovec, Cakovec, Croatia, pp. 77-86.
• Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2019) “Efficiency and sustainability of public finance in the Republic of Macedonia”, in (T. Fiti, G. Petreski, and I. Zeqiri, eds.) Future challenges for economic development and economic policies in the Republic of Macedonia, Book of proceedings of the Scientific conference held in Ohrid, 4-5 October 2018, MASA, pp. 401-416.
• Tashevska, B., Trpkova-Nestorovska, M. and Trenovski, B. (2018) “Estimating a fiscal reaction function for the South East European countries” in Dumicic, K., Erjavec, N., Pejic Bach, M. and Zmuk, B. (eds.) ISCCRO’18: The Second International Statistical Conference in Croatia (Book of Proceedings) – “New Advances in Statistical Methods Applications for a Better World”, Vol. 2, No. 1, Zagreb: Croatian Statistical Association, pp. 36-42.
• Tashevska, B. and Trenovski, B. (2017) “Testing Fiscal Sustainability in the Republic of Macedonia – A VAR Approach” in Potocan, V., Kalinic, P. and Vuletic, A. (eds.) Economic and Social Development (Book of Proceedings), 26th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “Building Resilient Society”, Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, Varazdin, Croatia; Faculty of Management University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; University North, Koprivnica, Croatia, pp. 479-489.
• Tashevska, B. and Trenovski, B. (2016) “The fiscal sustainability of the Republic of Macedonia on its path to the EU”, in The Republic of Macedonia on its path towards the European Union (2020) – experiences, challenges and perspectives: Proceedings from the International Scientific Conference, held on 6 May, 2016 [Editorial board Taki Fiti … et al.]. – Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Government of the Republic of Macedonia, 2016, pp. 187-200.
• Fiti, T., Tashevska, B. and Antovska, M. (2015) “What do we know about the effects of expansionary fiscal policy – lessons from the great crises” in Proceedings of the International conference on Economic recovery in the post-crisis period, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, Skopje, pp. 40-52.
• Fiti, T., Filipovski, V. and Tashevska, B. (2014) “How can entrepreneurship contribute toward higher employment of the young population in the Republic of Macedonia?”, Proceedings of the conference How to achieve higher employability of students and graduates in the Republic of Macedonia?, organized by the Center for Strategic Research, MASA, Skopje, 14 March, 2014, pp. 1-12.
• Tashevska, B. (2014) “The effects of fiscal consolidation on economic growth”, Proceedings from the round table Where is the modern macroeconomic sciences headed – the relevance of changes for the Macedonian economy, held in MASA, Skopje, 12.12.2013.
• Trpkova, M. and Tashevska, B. (2009) “Determinants of FDI in Southeast European Countries”, Proceedings of the International conference “Regional cooperation and economic integration – challenges and opportunities”, Faculty of Economics – Skopje in cooperation with Customs administration of Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, October 2009, pp. 287-300.
• Tashevska, B. and Mijoska, M. (2008) “The internet as a global trend and its usage, world experience and the case of the Republic of Macedonia”, Proceedings of the International conference “Business and globalization”, Vo. 2, Ohrid 19-20.10.2007, organized by the Faculty of Economics – Prilep, pp. 173-185.

• Trenovski, B., Tashevska, B., Kozeski, K. and Merdzan, G. (2020) “The Link Between Productivity and Labor Compensation in Selected Central and Southeast European Countries”, in Conference Proceedings of the 7th REDETE Conference on Economic development and entrepreneurship in transition economies, held on 24-25 October 2019 in Banja Luka, BiH, pp. 125-138.
• Makreshanska Mladenovska, S. and Tashevska, B. (2019) “The impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth in the CEE countries” in D. Dukic, T. Studzieniecki and J. Grzinic (eds) Economic and Social Development (Book of Proceedings), 49th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “Building Resilient Society”, Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, Varazdin, Croatia / University North, Koprivnica, Croatia / Faculty of Management University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland / Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences Sale – Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco / Polytechnic of Medimurje in Cakovec, Cakovec, Croatia, pp. 77-86.
• Trenovski, B. and Tashevska, B. (2019) “Efficiency and sustainability of public finance in the Republic of Macedonia”, in (T. Fiti, G. Petreski, and I. Zeqiri, eds.) Future challenges for economic development and economic policies in the Republic of Macedonia, Book of proceedings of the Scientific conference held in Ohrid, 4-5 October 2018, MASA, pp. 401-416.
• Tashevska, B., Trpkova-Nestorovska, M. and Trenovski, B. (2018) “Estimating a fiscal reaction function for the South East European countries” in Dumicic, K., Erjavec, N., Pejic Bach, M. and Zmuk, B. (eds.) ISCCRO’18: The Second International Statistical Conference in Croatia (Book of Proceedings) – “New Advances in Statistical Methods Applications for a Better World”, Vol. 2, No. 1, Zagreb: Croatian Statistical Association, pp. 36-42.
• Tashevska, B. and Trenovski, B. (2017) “Testing Fiscal Sustainability in the Republic of Macedonia – A VAR Approach” in Potocan, V., Kalinic, P. and Vuletic, A. (eds.) Economic and Social Development (Book of Proceedings), 26th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “Building Resilient Society”, Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, Varazdin, Croatia; Faculty of Management University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; University North, Koprivnica, Croatia, pp. 479-489.
• Tashevska, B. and Trenovski, B. (2016) “The fiscal sustainability of the Republic of Macedonia on its path to the EU”, in The Republic of Macedonia on its path towards the European Union (2020) – experiences, challenges and perspectives: Proceedings from the International Scientific Conference, held on 6 May, 2016 [Editorial board Taki Fiti … et al.]. – Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Government of the Republic of Macedonia, 2016, pp. 187-200.
• Fiti, T., Tashevska, B. and Antovska, M. (2015) “What do we know about the effects of expansionary fiscal policy – lessons from the great crises” in Proceedings of the International conference on Economic recovery in the post-crisis period, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, Skopje, pp. 40-52.
• Fiti, T., Filipovski, V. and Tashevska, B. (2014) “How can entrepreneurship contribute toward higher employment of the young population in the Republic of Macedonia?”, Proceedings of the conference How to achieve higher employability of students and graduates in the Republic of Macedonia?, organized by the Center for Strategic Research, MASA, Skopje, 14 March, 2014, pp. 1-12.
• Tashevska, B. (2014) “The effects of fiscal consolidation on economic growth”, Proceedings from the round table Where is the modern macroeconomic sciences headed – the relevance of changes for the Macedonian economy, held in MASA, Skopje, 12.12.2013.
• Trpkova, M. and Tashevska, B. (2009) “Determinants of FDI in Southeast European Countries”, Proceedings of the International conference “Regional cooperation and economic integration – challenges and opportunities”, Faculty of Economics – Skopje in cooperation with Customs administration of Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, October 2009, pp. 287-300.
• Tashevska, B. and Mijoska, M. (2008) “The internet as a global trend and its usage, world experience and the case of the Republic of Macedonia”, Proceedings of the International conference “Business and globalization”, Vo. 2, Ohrid 19-20.10.2007, organized by the Faculty of Economics – Prilep, pp. 173-185.

Project activities

• Participant in activities with a focus group, Redefining the Manner and Determining the Criteria for Designated and Block Grants for Municipalities), World Bank technical assistance to the Ministry of Local Self-Government and Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia, 4 September 2018.
• Consultant for the World Bank for the publication FYR Macedonia Systematic Country Diagnostic: Seizing a Brighter Future for All),
• Fiscal Multipliers – The Case of the Republic of Macedonia, Research Project, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Center for Strategic Research, 1.1.2014-31.12.2016 (researcher).
• The Impact of European Debt Crisis on the Economic Integration Process in the EU, Joint Research Project of MASA and BAS (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), 2014-2016 (co-author of a chapter in a research monograph).
• Technical Assistance to the State Statistical Office, International Project Funded by the European Union, implemented by consortium ASA Institute, Germany, Federal Statistics Office of Germany (DESTATIS), Germany and Czech Statistical Office (short term expert engaged for Component 2 – Further harmonizing national accounts and other economic statistics, Component 3 – Improved Business Statistics, and Component 4 – Improved Social Statistics), June 2010 – June 2012.
• Analysis of the Economic Sustainability of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Concept in the Republic of Macedonia According the Rules of the World Customs Organization (WCO), National Research Project approved by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia, 2010 (junior researcher).

Seminars, workshops

• Course Lecturer, Training: “Certified Portfolio Manager”, Organized by the Academy of Banking and Information Technologies (ABIT), April 2019
• Lecturer at the International Summer School Make a difference – become a young leader on dealing with new economic challenges on the path to the EU, organized by Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 7-13 August 2017, Ohrid.
• Presentation on the topic “Milton Friedman’s Legacy for the Economic Science and Policy”, within the Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event, organized by DIVAN, Skopje, 26 July, 2016.
• Presenter at the Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event, organized by the Public Policies School “Mother Theresa”, EU Info Centre, Skopje, 31 July, 2012.

Secretary of the Journal of Contemporary Economic and Business Issues, published by University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 2013-2017.