Welcome to the 25th  jubilee Kopaonik Business Forum (KBF)!  The mission of this year’s KBF under the title Beyond Expansionary Austerity is to provide evidence and theory-based answers to accelerate growth, this being the main economic challenge after the fiscal consolidation. Fiscal balance is a critical achievement of the latest round of reforms in the 2014-17 period. It is a prerequisite for recovery and dynamic growth. On the other hand, dynamic growth enables sustainability of the fiscal balance and credibility of the economy in the long run. Our intention is to discuss all relevant details about the drivers of growth both from macro and micro (or business) perspective, part ...