This proceedings volume presents the latest trends in innovative business development theory and practice from a global, interdisciplinary perspective. Featuring selected contributions from the 25th International Economic Conference Sibiu (IECS 2018) held in Sibiu, Romania, it explores various...

This proceedings volume provides current research on emerging issues in business, economics and finance in the global economy with particular emphasis on Eastern Europe. Featuring selected papers from the 2017 International Economics Conference in Sibiu (IECS) organized by the Lucian Blaga...

1. Eurozone Crises -- 2. An 'Optimal' Currency Area: What Could it Mean? -- 3. Why was the EMU Established?: Different Perspectives -- 4. Balance of Payments Imbalances have Become the Achilles Heel of the EMU -- 5. Public Sector Deficit and Debt: Cause or Effect? -- 6. Macroeconomic Imbalances:...

A Country's Process of Development as Described by a CUSP Catastrophe Model - The Case of Eastern European and Baltic Countries -- Empirical Analysis of the Shadow Economy of the South East European Countries -- Investigating the Convergence Hypothesis in the EU: More Evidence Accounting for...

This book's thirteen contributions bring together the results of recent research on determinants of regional specialization, growth, and convergence in the context of European integration. They offer fresh theoretical and empirical evidence on patterns of regional production structures,...

1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Frameworks: A Spatial Perspective on Innovation and the Genesis of Regional Growth -- 3 Geographical Accessibility and Human Capital Accumulation -- 4 The Role of Underlying Socio-Economic Conditions -- 5 Knowledge Flows and Their Spatial Extent -- 6 Innovation in...

The Development Gap Between the CIS and EU -- East-West Integration: A Geographical Economics Approach -- Deep Integration with the EU: Impact on Selected ENP Countries and Russia -- Energizing EU-FSU Relations: Challenges and Opportunities -- The Motives and Impediments to FDI in the CIS --...

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Neoclassical and Post-Keynesian Theories of Regional Growth and Convergence/Divergence -- 3 'Endogenous Growth Theory' and 'New Economic Geography' -- 4 Club Convergence -- 5 Empirical Measure of Regional Convergence -- 6 EU-27 Regions: Absolute or Club...

1 Introduction.- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Descriptive Analysis -- 4 Determinants of Business Cycle Synchronistion -- 5 Shock Propagation Mechanisms and Business Cycle Convergence -- 6 Summary and Policy Implications -- 7 Appendix -- References