The European social model is characterized by a high heterogeneity degree, the member countries recording significant differences between the national redistribution systems. According to the existing gaps regarding the decreases of the poverty, the participation to the labour market and the...

This paper evaluates the trade-off between output volatility and the variability of the inflation rate around its target. In addition, the study evaluates the quality of economic growth in Romania, in accordance with the macroeconomic stability process. In our opinion, the optimal choice for a...

Romania is preparing to enter a superior stage of integration - the admission in the euro zone. In this context, the study estimates the structural budgetary deficit, considering it as being one of the most relevant indicators to evaluate the performance of the fiscal management, as well as the...

This paper presents the contagion mechanisms of the world financial crisis upon the Romanian economy, the analysis of the way in which the Romanian authorities have reacted during the crisis and the lessons to be learnt subsequently to the encounter with this crisis. Moreover, this work...