Luminita Chivu is the General Director of the National Institute for Economic Research, Romanian Academy. Constantin Ciutacu is General Deputy Director at the National Institute for Economic Research, Romanian Academy.Valeriu Ioan-Franc is General Deputy Director at the National Institute for Economic Research and head of the Centre for Economic Information and Documentation. Jean-Vasile Andrei is an Assistant Professor at the Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Department of Business Administration.

• Ioan I. Gaf-Deac/Otilia Teodora Ciutacu/Maria Gaf-Deac/Cristina Monica Valeca: New Development: From Linear to Nonlinear Economy. Challenges from the Perspective of Sustainable Development – Marian Cătălin Voica, Mirela Panait & Irina Rădulescu: From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Developments Goals – Results and Future Developments – Dan Popescu: Nation, Communitarism, Peace and Globalisation: A Vulnerable Relationshi – Napoleon Pop & Valeriu Ioan-Franc: The Dark Side of Globalisation – Stephane Callens, Sofiane Cherfi & Philippe Duez: Managing Globalization: What Coordination in Europe for Trade and Migration Policies? – Luminiţa Chivu & Constantin Ciutacu: Romania and the Four Economic Freedoms: From Theory to Practice – Јaime Gil-Lafuente: Is Optimal Immigration Possible? An Analysis of a Southern European Sample – Gheorghe Zaman & Valentina Vasile: The Challenges of the Long-Term Development of Romania: The Dilemmas of Convergence Versus Divergence – Florin Marius Pavelescu: Features of Long Cycles of Romania’s Economy Evolution –Daniel Ciuiu: Heavy Tail Smooth and Application to Long-Memory Time Series – Dan Olteanu: Austerity and Growth in the EU Countries – Muhammad Sheraz, Vasile Preda & Silvia Dedu: The Minimal Weighted Kaniadakis Entropy Martingale Measure for Valuation Problems in Financial Markets – Mihai Sabin Muscalu, Marius Bulearcă & Cornelia Neagu: Sustainable Management of Primary Energy Resources – What We Leave to Future Generations – Mihai Sabin Muscalu & Mihaela Mateescu: Efficient Use of Natural Resources. Mathematical Methods and Tools – Stelian Stancu, Constanţa Nicoleta Bodea & Mihai Sabin Muscalu: Evaluation of Patrimony Natural Resources. Economic and Mathematical Assessment Methods and Models – Marius Bulearcă, Cornelia Neagu, Cristian Sima & Daniel Mărguş: Characteristics of Sustainable Development in Extractive Industry from Romani – Cristian Sima, Marius Bulearcă & Cornelia Neagu: Mining Industry in Romania – Tradition, Social Responsibility and Environmental Protectio – Olja Munitlak Ivanović, Јovan Zubović & Petar Mitić: Problems of Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital Evaluation – Ioan I. Gaf-Deac, Ilie Ionel Ciuclea, Otilia Teodora Ciutacu, Maria Gaf-Deac, Cristina Monica Valeca & Ioana Andreea Marinescu Alexandru T. Bogdan, Cicerone Nicolae Marinescu: Circular Economy and Ethics of Profit Sharing – Simona Moagăr-Poladian, Andreea-Emanuela Drăgoi, George Cornel Dumitrescu & Alexandru Tănase: China’s Strategy to Enhance Energetic Security –the Malacca Dilemma – Adrian Dumitru Tanţău, Maria Alexandra Nichifor & Filip Carlea: Strategic Issues of Public Perceptions on Wind Turbines Placement. Case Study: The Netherlands and Romania – Georgiana Chiţiga & Silvia Elena Isachi: Wind Energy in Romania – Sustainable Option Between the Variants of the Future – Raluca Elisabeta Bozga & Daniela Nicoleta Băleanu: Evolution of Energy Consumption in Chemical Industry in Romania – Violeta Sima, Mostafa A.R. Ibrahim & Ileana Georgiana Gheorghe: Progress Directions of the Human Capital Within the Sustainable Economy Context in Romania –Constantin Popescu & Vasile Miltiade Stanciu: Education Respiritualization in the Context of Wise Human. Self-Government – Sea Coman & Cătălina Bonciu: Creating Competencies in the Romanian Higher Education: An Exploratory Research – Mirela Panait, Marius Gabriel Petrescu & Raluca Podaşcă: Remodeling the Role of Universities in the Context of Sustainable Development – Carmen Adriana C. Gheorghe & Elena-Corina Cipu: Mathematical Study of Connections Between Early Leavers rom Education and People Living at Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Romania – Vasile Preda & Carmen Adriana Gheorghe: On Cumulated Mean Income Curve (COMIC). New Theoretical Results Outlined On Romania’s Income Data – Dan Constantinescu: Human Resources Motivation – A Biblical Perspective – Ioan Done : The Progressive Agreement and the Regressive Distribution of´Material Costs – Fundamentals of Meritocracy – Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Shajahan Kabir, Mirjana Radović Markovic, Radmila Grozdanic & Predrag Vukadinovic: Rural Women’s Inequalities and Household Disparities – Mihail Dimitriu: Vulnerabilities and Potential of Households Towards Sustainable Development – Carlos Alberto Avila Ceron, Ignacio De Los Rios-Carmenado & Susana Martin: Effects of Alternative Development in Colombia: An Analysis of the Macarena Consolidation Plan from Working with People – Zizi Goschin: Regional Emigration Drivers in Romania. Comparative Analysis of Short- and Long-Term Emigration – Adina Mihăilescu: Vulnerable Population Groups in Romania – Mirela Cristea, Andreea Dănciulescu, Nicea Mergeani & Ioan Hurјui: Pension Systems in a Competitive Economy, in Terms of Equality Between Women and Men – Elena Zamfir: Underrepresentation of Women in Top Political Decisions in Post-December Romania: Causes, Conditions and Consequences – Mona Simu: Written Press Reflecting Social Problems: A Research on the Libertatea Daily Newspaper – Nicu Marcu & Georgeta-Mădălina Meghisan: Consumer Behaviour in Mobile Telecommunications Services – Internet of Things – Livia Ştefănescu & Ştefan Ştefănescu:Analyzing the Evolution of the Health Status of Romanian People with Sah Data From 1990 to 2010 –Andreea Constantinescu: Reflection of Climate Change Risk in Risk Culture – Mihaela-Nona Chilian, Carmen Beatrice Păuna & Marioara Iordan : Competitiveness and Smart Specialization in the Romanian Regions – Foundations of the Progress Towards Reaching the Europe 2020 Targets – Gabriela Black Aguayo, Ignacio De Los Rios Carmenado, Susana Sastre Merino & Fraunhofer Umsicht: Fostering Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in Renewable Energy: Historical Experiences in Rural Development – Steliana Sandu & Irina Anghel: Challenges for Increasing Innovativeness of Romanian Firms – Florin-Marian Buhociu, Rodica Hincu, Adrian Turek Rahoveanu, Valentin Marian Antoh & Dragoş-Horia Buhociu : Domains and Indicators of Innovation at Company Level within Regional Frame – Cristian Bișa, Cristina Chiriță & Liviu Tudor: Change Management in Romanian SMEs – Cristian Ciurea & Florin Gheorghe Filip: Using Mobile Technologies to Promote and Valorize the Cultural. Heritage in the Knowledge Based Society – Maria Moldoveanu & Valeriu Ioan-Franc: The Smart City: An Ecosystem Built on Innovation