The bioeconomy is a complex and increasingly relevant field, and agriculture represents an essent... more The bioeconomy is a complex and increasingly relevant field, and agriculture represents an essential sector for its development. The bioeconomy presents an opportunity for sustainable agriculture that is beneficial for the environment and public health, both globally and particularly for nations with centralized agricultural systems, such as the former socialist Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs). This article takes a novel approach to investigate the bioeconomic indicators in CEECs’ agriculture. It combines the hierarchical grouping method with an index based on socioeconomic indicators specific to the bioeconomy. It aims to find how the selected countries performed in terms of agriculture indicators. The socioeconomic indicator analysis showed that some countries had more linear evolutions than others, while some of them clearly outperformed the average of the region. The cluster analysis divided the countries into three relevant groups. The findings revealed patterns ...
Abstract The paper is doing a long-term simulation of the nuclear technology penetration for the ... more Abstract The paper is doing a long-term simulation of the nuclear technology penetration for the Romanian power system using the IAEA MESSAGE (Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental Impacts) optimization model. The horizon taken into consideration is 2050 and 2070. The production and the demand are considered with various scenarios and the emissions of CO2 are also evaluated. The results are destined to assess the impact of the nuclear technology on the implementation of the EU energy and climate change policy on a long-term basis, such as to eliminate short term effects in the power system. Given the specifics of the Romanian power system both electrical energy and thermal energy (CHPs) are considered in the main scenarios.
The reduction in the development gaps among countries and regions and, implicitly, poverty allevi... more The reduction in the development gaps among countries and regions and, implicitly, poverty alleviation, was and continues to be the greatest challenge the EU countries face in light of economic and social cohesion policies. For Romania, the cohesion policy is highly important, since most of the regions and counties reveal large development gaps both towards the more advanced EU countries, and towards some of the New Member States. As proved in the literature, the economic structure by sectors plays a very important part in the dynamics of development gaps at sub-national level, due to its impacts on the income level and distribution in the regions/sub-regions of a country. In the perspective of increased globalization, population ageing and labor market mutations, difficult recovery from economic crises, and persistent inter-country, inter-regions and intra-regional development gaps, the goals of cohesion policy in the EU member states in the future programming period, 2014-2020, en...
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Bridging the gap between countries, and thus decresing poverty, is the greatest challen... more Abstract: Bridging the gap between countries, and thus decresing poverty, is the greatest challenge of European countries in the context of the European social cohesion. The risk of future economic difficulties caused by the size of budget deficits is beared by the funds to be allocated to social inclusion in the EU and the EU member countries. They will be concerned in the post-crisis period with aligning the requirements of progress, of poverty reduction, but also of ensuring the sustainability of public finances. For Romania, cohesion is particularly important as most regions show significant differences as compared to the EU average and the national average. This group also includes the South Muntenia Region, which has many advantages for faster progress and to be able to exploit the opportunities offered by the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy. Keywords: regional development, inter-regional economic development gaps, economic and social cohesion, Europe 2020 JEL Classification: O18, R11, R12
The latest years evolutions in the financial and economic world have once more proven that the mo... more The latest years evolutions in the financial and economic world have once more proven that the models used to describe the behavior of given systems should be extended and the approach on which they are based should change from linear to nonlinear. A series of such models are described in the paper, with a synthesis of the main features of nonlinear behavior, and a case example is presented on how to describe in order to be able to predict the discontinuous decision associated with the financial crises and with the technological evolution of the energy systems. Suggestions are made on the need to control crises and not to eliminate them if one wants to better adapt to a nonlinear world dynamic and on the optimal scenarios for the penetration of fuel cell technologies for energy production.
The financial crisis has triggered economic phenomena and processes that affected the economic pr... more The financial crisis has triggered economic phenomena and processes that affected the economic progress and the performance decline recorded by the Romanian economy in recent years have been strongly felt by the population in all regions, irrespective of their development level. The paper presents a brief analysis of the evolution of consumption expenditure of households in the regions and macro regions of Romania between 2005 and 2009, trying to reveal the possible regional differences in consumption patterns. The results reveal a possible "paradox of extremes" in terms of income and consumption expenditure - households in more developed regions seem to spend more on consumption because they have higher incomes, while households in less developed regions spend a higher proportion of their incomes because their level is lower. The highest levels of consumer spending by categories of expenditure were recorded by the Bucuresti-Ilfov region and the other more developed region...
Worldwide, employment trends are most often related to the ageing of world countries’ populations... more Worldwide, employment trends are most often related to the ageing of world countries’ populations. The changes in the main shares of age groups in total population were significant, but concomitantly annuling their influence on total employment: the increase in women’s participation to labor determined the increase in employment, but youth (15-24 years) employment has declined. The latter phenomenon occurred due to increase in tertiary education enrolment, as well as to the increase in youth unemployment. Also, the employment of persons aged 65 and over has evolved differently in the developed, emerging and developing economies: in the first two cases it had determined delayed retirement. Also in the European Union and, implicitly, in Romania, deep changes in the employment structure and unemployment dynamics have occurred, revealing particular features of which some are addressed in our paper.
Addressing climate change through the reduction of fossil resources dependency requires the trans... more Addressing climate change through the reduction of fossil resources dependency requires the transition from fossil-based industrial production to a bio-based (green) industrial structure. The development of bio-based industry clusters might be part of the solution. This paper introduces the ‘bioeconomy’ concept and the Triple Helix model that are useful when examining the development of green industries clusters in the emerging digital era; the Smart City model might promote new ways to create profitable and sustainable businesses. Examples of good practices and clusters for green industries from Norway are provided and some success stories including Romanian firms are presented.
International Political Economy: Globalization eJournal, 2017
The International Conference GLOBALIZATION Economic, Social and Moral Implications was organized ... more The International Conference GLOBALIZATION Economic, Social and Moral Implications was organized by Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, “Athenaeum” University of Bucharest, Institute for Economic Forecasting Romanian Academy, Scientia Moralitas Research Institute and The Institute for Peace Studies in Eastern Christianity.
Regional competitiveness is a topic of major interests among researchers and decision makers of t... more Regional competitiveness is a topic of major interests among researchers and decision makers of the European Union and of the Member States, lately especially in connection with the economic and social cohesion and subsequent policies. Many attempts were done over years to define it, to identify its key factors and to assess it, with the overall aim of designing and implementing adequate policies to reduce the development gaps of the laggard and less prosperous regions of Europe. Based on the reports on Regional Competitiveness Index, the paper presents the latest evolutions of the overall competitiveness of the Romanian regions and of its key factors. The findings are not hopeful: except for the BucureAŸti-Ilfov Region, in the last two rankings of RCI (2013 and 2016), all the regions of Romania were ranked among the last in the European Union, and the Sud-Est Region was ranked penultimate among the EU regions for two periods in a row. Only the most developed regions of the country ...
The financial crisis more intensely felt in Romania since the second half of 2008, has triggered ... more The financial crisis more intensely felt in Romania since the second half of 2008, has triggered economic phenomena and processes that affected the economic progress and the living standard of population. The daily lifestyle during the crisis was limited to households concern to satisfy at least the current needs – for food and non-food products - typical for subsistence consumption. The paper presents a brief analysis of the evolution of consumption expenditure of households (the main manifestation of consumption) in the European Union and Romania in 2003-2011, also attempting to reveal the adjustments induced by the crisis. The results show that the final total consumption expenditure of population grew slowly but continuously in 2003-2011 in the EU (with a decrease in 2009 and 2010, during the crisis), but Romania has registered a significant increase in total consumption expenditure in relation to the European average, similar to that recorded by other new Member States. However, the per capita levels and the shares of different categories of consumption expenditure place Romania on the lowest or second lowest position in the EU, indicating the presence of a rather "quasi-subsistence consumption" behavior, characteristic of countries with lower development level and very sensitive to the adverse effects of economic crises and recessions.
The paper aims to describe the structural changes in the consumer goods supply in Romania since 1... more The paper aims to describe the structural changes in the consumer goods supply in Romania since 1990 to 1998. In order to reveal the structural evolution of the 34 CANE sectors the authors used the data from the national accounts input-output tables. The results obtained make known the existence of a restructuring process of the supply system that has to adapt to the type of economic growth based on new equilibrium and resources limited by energy restrictions and scarcity of raw materials, but benefiting from the advantages of the new economy.
The bioeconomy is a complex and increasingly relevant field, and agriculture represents an essent... more The bioeconomy is a complex and increasingly relevant field, and agriculture represents an essential sector for its development. The bioeconomy presents an opportunity for sustainable agriculture that is beneficial for the environment and public health, both globally and particularly for nations with centralized agricultural systems, such as the former socialist Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs). This article takes a novel approach to investigate the bioeconomic indicators in CEECs’ agriculture. It combines the hierarchical grouping method with an index based on socioeconomic indicators specific to the bioeconomy. It aims to find how the selected countries performed in terms of agriculture indicators. The socioeconomic indicator analysis showed that some countries had more linear evolutions than others, while some of them clearly outperformed the average of the region. The cluster analysis divided the countries into three relevant groups. The findings revealed patterns ...
Abstract The paper is doing a long-term simulation of the nuclear technology penetration for the ... more Abstract The paper is doing a long-term simulation of the nuclear technology penetration for the Romanian power system using the IAEA MESSAGE (Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental Impacts) optimization model. The horizon taken into consideration is 2050 and 2070. The production and the demand are considered with various scenarios and the emissions of CO2 are also evaluated. The results are destined to assess the impact of the nuclear technology on the implementation of the EU energy and climate change policy on a long-term basis, such as to eliminate short term effects in the power system. Given the specifics of the Romanian power system both electrical energy and thermal energy (CHPs) are considered in the main scenarios.
The reduction in the development gaps among countries and regions and, implicitly, poverty allevi... more The reduction in the development gaps among countries and regions and, implicitly, poverty alleviation, was and continues to be the greatest challenge the EU countries face in light of economic and social cohesion policies. For Romania, the cohesion policy is highly important, since most of the regions and counties reveal large development gaps both towards the more advanced EU countries, and towards some of the New Member States. As proved in the literature, the economic structure by sectors plays a very important part in the dynamics of development gaps at sub-national level, due to its impacts on the income level and distribution in the regions/sub-regions of a country. In the perspective of increased globalization, population ageing and labor market mutations, difficult recovery from economic crises, and persistent inter-country, inter-regions and intra-regional development gaps, the goals of cohesion policy in the EU member states in the future programming period, 2014-2020, en...
Abstract:
Bridging the gap between countries, and thus decresing poverty, is the greatest challen... more Abstract: Bridging the gap between countries, and thus decresing poverty, is the greatest challenge of European countries in the context of the European social cohesion. The risk of future economic difficulties caused by the size of budget deficits is beared by the funds to be allocated to social inclusion in the EU and the EU member countries. They will be concerned in the post-crisis period with aligning the requirements of progress, of poverty reduction, but also of ensuring the sustainability of public finances. For Romania, cohesion is particularly important as most regions show significant differences as compared to the EU average and the national average. This group also includes the South Muntenia Region, which has many advantages for faster progress and to be able to exploit the opportunities offered by the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy. Keywords: regional development, inter-regional economic development gaps, economic and social cohesion, Europe 2020 JEL Classification: O18, R11, R12
The latest years evolutions in the financial and economic world have once more proven that the mo... more The latest years evolutions in the financial and economic world have once more proven that the models used to describe the behavior of given systems should be extended and the approach on which they are based should change from linear to nonlinear. A series of such models are described in the paper, with a synthesis of the main features of nonlinear behavior, and a case example is presented on how to describe in order to be able to predict the discontinuous decision associated with the financial crises and with the technological evolution of the energy systems. Suggestions are made on the need to control crises and not to eliminate them if one wants to better adapt to a nonlinear world dynamic and on the optimal scenarios for the penetration of fuel cell technologies for energy production.
The financial crisis has triggered economic phenomena and processes that affected the economic pr... more The financial crisis has triggered economic phenomena and processes that affected the economic progress and the performance decline recorded by the Romanian economy in recent years have been strongly felt by the population in all regions, irrespective of their development level. The paper presents a brief analysis of the evolution of consumption expenditure of households in the regions and macro regions of Romania between 2005 and 2009, trying to reveal the possible regional differences in consumption patterns. The results reveal a possible "paradox of extremes" in terms of income and consumption expenditure - households in more developed regions seem to spend more on consumption because they have higher incomes, while households in less developed regions spend a higher proportion of their incomes because their level is lower. The highest levels of consumer spending by categories of expenditure were recorded by the Bucuresti-Ilfov region and the other more developed region...
Worldwide, employment trends are most often related to the ageing of world countries’ populations... more Worldwide, employment trends are most often related to the ageing of world countries’ populations. The changes in the main shares of age groups in total population were significant, but concomitantly annuling their influence on total employment: the increase in women’s participation to labor determined the increase in employment, but youth (15-24 years) employment has declined. The latter phenomenon occurred due to increase in tertiary education enrolment, as well as to the increase in youth unemployment. Also, the employment of persons aged 65 and over has evolved differently in the developed, emerging and developing economies: in the first two cases it had determined delayed retirement. Also in the European Union and, implicitly, in Romania, deep changes in the employment structure and unemployment dynamics have occurred, revealing particular features of which some are addressed in our paper.
Addressing climate change through the reduction of fossil resources dependency requires the trans... more Addressing climate change through the reduction of fossil resources dependency requires the transition from fossil-based industrial production to a bio-based (green) industrial structure. The development of bio-based industry clusters might be part of the solution. This paper introduces the ‘bioeconomy’ concept and the Triple Helix model that are useful when examining the development of green industries clusters in the emerging digital era; the Smart City model might promote new ways to create profitable and sustainable businesses. Examples of good practices and clusters for green industries from Norway are provided and some success stories including Romanian firms are presented.
International Political Economy: Globalization eJournal, 2017
The International Conference GLOBALIZATION Economic, Social and Moral Implications was organized ... more The International Conference GLOBALIZATION Economic, Social and Moral Implications was organized by Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, “Athenaeum” University of Bucharest, Institute for Economic Forecasting Romanian Academy, Scientia Moralitas Research Institute and The Institute for Peace Studies in Eastern Christianity.
Regional competitiveness is a topic of major interests among researchers and decision makers of t... more Regional competitiveness is a topic of major interests among researchers and decision makers of the European Union and of the Member States, lately especially in connection with the economic and social cohesion and subsequent policies. Many attempts were done over years to define it, to identify its key factors and to assess it, with the overall aim of designing and implementing adequate policies to reduce the development gaps of the laggard and less prosperous regions of Europe. Based on the reports on Regional Competitiveness Index, the paper presents the latest evolutions of the overall competitiveness of the Romanian regions and of its key factors. The findings are not hopeful: except for the BucureAŸti-Ilfov Region, in the last two rankings of RCI (2013 and 2016), all the regions of Romania were ranked among the last in the European Union, and the Sud-Est Region was ranked penultimate among the EU regions for two periods in a row. Only the most developed regions of the country ...
The financial crisis more intensely felt in Romania since the second half of 2008, has triggered ... more The financial crisis more intensely felt in Romania since the second half of 2008, has triggered economic phenomena and processes that affected the economic progress and the living standard of population. The daily lifestyle during the crisis was limited to households concern to satisfy at least the current needs – for food and non-food products - typical for subsistence consumption. The paper presents a brief analysis of the evolution of consumption expenditure of households (the main manifestation of consumption) in the European Union and Romania in 2003-2011, also attempting to reveal the adjustments induced by the crisis. The results show that the final total consumption expenditure of population grew slowly but continuously in 2003-2011 in the EU (with a decrease in 2009 and 2010, during the crisis), but Romania has registered a significant increase in total consumption expenditure in relation to the European average, similar to that recorded by other new Member States. However, the per capita levels and the shares of different categories of consumption expenditure place Romania on the lowest or second lowest position in the EU, indicating the presence of a rather "quasi-subsistence consumption" behavior, characteristic of countries with lower development level and very sensitive to the adverse effects of economic crises and recessions.
The paper aims to describe the structural changes in the consumer goods supply in Romania since 1... more The paper aims to describe the structural changes in the consumer goods supply in Romania since 1990 to 1998. In order to reveal the structural evolution of the 34 CANE sectors the authors used the data from the national accounts input-output tables. The results obtained make known the existence of a restructuring process of the supply system that has to adapt to the type of economic growth based on new equilibrium and resources limited by energy restrictions and scarcity of raw materials, but benefiting from the advantages of the new economy.
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Bridging the gap between countries, and thus decresing poverty, is the greatest challenge of European
countries in the context of the European social cohesion. The risk of future economic difficulties caused by
the size of budget deficits is beared by the funds to be allocated to social inclusion in the EU and the EU
member countries. They will be concerned in the post-crisis period with aligning the requirements of
progress, of poverty reduction, but also of ensuring the sustainability of public finances.
For Romania, cohesion is particularly important as most regions show significant differences as
compared to the EU average and the national average. This group also includes the South Muntenia Region,
which has many advantages for faster progress and to be able to exploit the opportunities offered by the
implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy.
Keywords: regional development, inter-regional economic development gaps, economic and social
cohesion, Europe 2020
JEL Classification: O18, R11, R12
Bridging the gap between countries, and thus decresing poverty, is the greatest challenge of European
countries in the context of the European social cohesion. The risk of future economic difficulties caused by
the size of budget deficits is beared by the funds to be allocated to social inclusion in the EU and the EU
member countries. They will be concerned in the post-crisis period with aligning the requirements of
progress, of poverty reduction, but also of ensuring the sustainability of public finances.
For Romania, cohesion is particularly important as most regions show significant differences as
compared to the EU average and the national average. This group also includes the South Muntenia Region,
which has many advantages for faster progress and to be able to exploit the opportunities offered by the
implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy.
Keywords: regional development, inter-regional economic development gaps, economic and social
cohesion, Europe 2020
JEL Classification: O18, R11, R12