During an economic downturn the non-productive sectors (education, health, and social services) are the most exposed to sudden policy changes, as a result of austerity measures. This article aims to assess the impact of the late 2000’s crisis on some European countries’ healthcare systems in...

The issues of business cycles assessment and most of all forecasting turning points represent crucial components in the game of crisis anticipation. The aim of this study is to statistically evaluate the predictive power of several macro economic variables in estimating economic changes and to...

During an economic downturn the non-productive sectors (education, health, and social services) are the most exposed to sudden policy changes, as a result of austerity measures. This article aims to assess the impact of the late 2000’s crisis on some European countries’ healthcare systems in...

Globalization is a multivalent phenomenon with controversial effects on the economic, social and political spheres. The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between the KOF globalization index and the economic growth, in order to prove that countries with a low globalization indexes...

The age of maturity in any science is marked by epistemological debates. This paper focuses on the controversy surrounding the use of mathematics in economics. The role of language, tools and appropriateness of methods is discussed within the borders set by empirical and rational approaches. An...

The aim of this paper is to reach the following objectives: to identify the determinants that have significant influence on life expectancy for European countries, in 2007; to measure the significance level of the influence of the determinants on life expectancy; to classify the European countries...

The phenomenon of globalization has affected the business cycle synchronization in many EU countries and has increased transnational economic activities. In today’s globalized economy, foreign direct investments (FDI) and trade relations are considered to be the main vectors of globalization....