The Romanian healthcare system is facing constant challenges to produce high quality care with low costs. Objectives The paper aims to analyze the efficiency of the Romanian healthcare system in terms of resources allocation. The evaluation and the dimension of healthcare system efficiency are...

Objectives The paper aims to study the regional variation in population health at world level. It focuses on the analysis of the influence of determinant factors, such as geographic region and income, on health. Prior Work If previous studies on health refer to a specific group of countries, the...

The paper aims to find if and in which extent the number of diseases per 100000 persons (hospital discharges) vary by economic development level, type of disease (circulatory system disease, respiratory system disease and digestive system disease) and life style. In the paper we apply the...

This study aims at presenting a new computation index, which simultaneously measures the time and space variation of the various economic indices. The elaboration method of the space-time index is based on a matrix construct, the time and space variation of the analyzed economic index being...

The main purpose of the paper is to identify the regional profile induced both by the existing resources and the level of development. The paper provides reliable information for regional development policies taking into consideration local resources. The research uses the multivariate...

The main purpose of the paper is to identify the regional profile induced both by the existing resources and the level of development. The paper provides reliable information for regional development policies taking into consideration local resources. The research uses the multivariate...

The paper presents the results of a sample survey regarding the perception and stimuli on students' creativity. The survey was conducted within a research project on the theme of innovation of companies and demand for creative employees, developed by Al.I.Cuza University of Iasi together with...

In this paper we propose the prognosis of the unemployment rate in the European Union through the Box-Jenkins method and the TRAMO/SEATS method as well as the detection of the method which proves to provide the best results. The monthly unemployment rate in the European Union is affected by...

This paper analyses one of the components of a time series, that is the seasonal component. The phenomenon studied in the paper is the unemployment in Romania during 1996-2005. The unemployment seasonality is measured by three indicators: low-peak seasonality, amplitude seasonality and mean...

Abstract We consider that the factors defining the local environment have impact on the economic growth and determine the existence of the regional disparities. To verify this hypothesis, we analyse, using the PCA method and the 3 Sigma rule, a set of variables for the 42 Romanian counties. The...