Urban systems are becoming increasingly complex as urban economies, social and political structures and norms, infrastructure systems and technologies evolve. Therefore, the development of operational urban simulation models is required in order to achieve an improvement of the quality of...

This present article proposes to advance the general framework of the Economical and Social Cohesion Policy promoted by the EU. It presents the main instruments and outlines used to promote this policy. Analyzing the effects produced by Structural Funds, both positive and negative, on other...

The purpose of this paper is to present, in a general, non exhaustive manner, a diachronic relationship the macroeconomic phenomenology of Kondratieff cycles and higher education –targeted reforms. Historical evidence presented by the speciality literature show that these reforms have occured...

Despite theoretical and methodological improvements by national accounts framework revisions, not without disputes and confrontations of views, the growing complexity of economic and social phenomena under globalization circumstances has led to increasing difficulties in the design, monitoring...

Each year, companies around the world spend huge amounts for the informatisation of their activities, but the increase of the investments in this field doesn’t imply always the increase of the work productivity and profit with the same rate. The ”productivity paradox” of information...

În literatura de specialitate, insuficienta abordare a problematicii convergenţei face ca legăturile dintre convergenţa reală şi cea nominală să nu fie identificate corespunzător în vederea conturării unor posibile „drumuri de urmat” pentru ţările doritoare a accede în zona...

This paper is highlighting the different approaches on regional development from the point of view of economic growth theories and European integration effects, analysing the contribution of the European Union cohesion policy to the economic growth of the cohesion countries and to reducing the...

Real convergence represents an essential objective for Romania\'s integration into the EU.

This paper tests for the existence of a non-linear pattern in the process of real economic convergence. It uses a sample of 88 countries for the period 1980-1999.