Theoretical and Applied Economics

2006 - 2026

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Volume XXXIII, issue Special, Summer, 2026

Diplomacy as a non-lethal weapon: economic sanctions in the EU-US-China relationship and their effect on trade pp. 9-22

Tabita Nicoleta Alexandru and Mihai Cristian Manolescu

Managing sensitive data under public control: digital borders and cybersecurity in a state-owned lottery platform — a conceptual and institutional analysis with evidence from Central and Eastern Europe pp. 23-34

IonuÈ›-Valeriu Andrei

Comparative analysis of fiscal sustainability in Romania and Hungary. Empirical evidence for the period 2015–2024 pp. 35-50

Adela Ramona Bä‚lan and Gabriel Staicu

The dominant role of trust and security over data privacy in digital services: a comparative study of telemedicine users and non-users pp. 51-66

Abigaela Bãžlbãžie

Comparative assessment of development in G20 countries using Human Development Index, Social Progress Index, and Taxonomic Measures pp. 67-88

N. Vansiya Yogesh, Andaish Qiamuddin and Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav

Household consumption and monetary policy transmission in non-Euro EU economies: a VECM Comparison of Romania and Poland pp. 89-108

Mihaela Roberta Stanef-Puicä‚, Denisa Bogdan, Florentina Pascu and Răzvan Bä‚rbosu

Behavioral biases in public digital investment decisions: a comparative analysis of convergence patterns in the European Union pp. 109-126

Giulia-Maria Botan

Unregulated social media consumption and human capital formation in the Romanian educational system: a policy and empirical alignment analysis pp. 127-140

Alexandra Constantin, Corina-Daniela Mihai, Silviu Mihai Dragomir and Diana-Georgiana BARAU (dinu)

Forced digitalization of primary education in Romania in a pandemic context: an analysis of educational innovation and the adaptability of the actors involved pp. 141-146

Irene-Ioana Drä‚ghici, Maria-Cristina Eremia, Simona-Sorinela Sä‚ndulescu and Gheorghe-Alexandru Stativä‚

BIG & SMALL – big data adoption and the SME productivity gap: a comparative perspective pp. 147-156

Edi-Cristian Dumitra, Iulia-Constanta Petre, Alexandra Paula Puiu, Beatrice Mihaela Popescu and Adriana-Bianca Raiu

Machiavellianism in the shadow economy: a contemporary influence on fiscal stability pp. 157-162

Maria Silvia Grecu, Bianca Motorga and Livia Cristina Șchiopu

AI-augmented governance and economic convergence in the European Union: evidence from emerging markets pp. 163-184

Anamaria-Cristina Ilie

Examining the income inequality and poverty trends in Romania pp. 185-200

IonuÈ› Jianu and Maria-Daniela Tudorache

Strategic convergences in European labor markets: the synergistic role of human capital and digital transformation in Industry 5.0 pp. 201-214

Robert-Ștefan Uricaru, Alexandra-Ioana Murariu, Darius-Radu Onea and Eliza-Nicoleta Negoi

Human capital as a catalyst for sustainable economic development in emerging economies pp. 215-226

Alexandra-Ioana Murariu, Gabriel Cristian Dumitru, Vlad Vãžrjan and Flavius-Mihai Dä‚rä‚è˜teanu

Cybersecurity as a governance challenge: evidence from EU member states pp. 227-244

Adriana Elena Porumboiu

Balancing learning and earning: interactions between education, minimum wage, and youth employment in Romania pp. 245-260

Viorela-Denisa Stroe and Daria Elisa Vuc

The Paradox of Green Security: how renewable transitions reshape global power dynamics pp. 261-269

Alexandru Toma

Volume XXXIII, issue 3(648), Autumn, 2026

Comparing portfolios built from intrinsic-value-based stock picks versus market-cap-weighted indices pp. 5-20

Jack James Vaduva and Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav

The impact of shifting elasticity of substitution on international firm location: global macroeconomic implications pp. 21-30

Wataru Johdo

Social security contributions and growth constraints in Greece: breaking the fiscal rigidity trap pp. 31-44

Panagiotis Asimakopoulos

Predicting customer churn using Machine Learning: models and core approaches pp. 45-54

Mohammad Sadegh Salem

Have we truly transitioned from industrial to service-based economies? An analysis of the economic sectoral distribution pp. 55-70

Nora Luz QUIROZ Santiago

Monetary-fiscal policy regimes and economic growth in Algeria: a Markov-switching analysis (1990Q2–2025Q4) pp. 71-86

Moussa Ayachi and Abdeldjalil Chellig

Does foreign aid reach the poorest? A multidimensional poverty analysis for Pakistan pp. 87-102

Noel Alter and Arslan Khalid

Mathematical modeling of nearshoring and reshoring in the reconfiguration of trade flows pp. 103-116

Rares Nitu

Analyzing the impact of agricultural growth on inclusive growth in Côte d'Ivoire: key challenges and opportunities pp. 117-134

Konan Jules Kouadio, Koffi Célestin N'Goran and Wei Chang

Credibility erosion and exchange rate pass-through in Türkiye pp. 135-148

Umit Bulut, Okan Dadali and Azra Asel Bayrak

The aggregate banking-sector footprint of financial education mandates: cohort exposure, community bank margins, and an arithmetic of detection pp. 149-172

Dan-Mihai Dima

The relationship between exchange rates, trade and economic growth in the Philippine context pp. 173-186

Jason C. Patalinghug

Social sector expenditure, economic growth, and multidimensional poverty in India: evidence from panel data analysis pp. 187-200

Balaram Roula and Dr. N. Kubendran

Capitalization of Romanian companies and macroeconomic variables: friends or foes? pp. 201-214

Bogdan-Octavian Cozmâncă and Leonard-Dan Uzum

The role of investment and trade in promoting economic growth in Ghana pp. 215-232

Adel Shakeeb Mohsen

Beyond generational decay: a psychosocial account of Generation Z’s changing relationship with achievement, education and work pp. 233-244

Raluca Iuliana Georgescu and Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav

Financial inclusion and sustainable development in Algeria: an empirical analysis using the ARDL Model (2004-2022) pp. 245-266

Djamila Bekhti, Mehdi Bouchetara, Mohammed Redha Bouchikhi and Leila Ismahane Bakbak

The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inflation in Romania pp. 267-280

Andreea Craciun

Comparing regional and global spillovers to the GCC equity markets pp. 281-308

Moosa Yousuf

Tax pressure and governance in a spatially interdependent world: international evidence and Morocco’s positioning pp. 309-330

Mounir Atlassi, Mohamed Karim and Ilham Dkhissi

Management and performance of territorial police structures: a conceptual framework based on indicators pp. 331-358

Gabriel Nicolae Uță

Volume XXXIII, issue 2(647), Summer, 2026

Military expenditure and economic sustainability: implications of the SAFE program pp. 5-16

Andrei-Cosmin Rusu and Rares-Emanuel Pop

Regional inequalities and human capital adaptability in Romania pp. 17-32

Teodora-Cătălina Dumitra

Income inequality: The Resource Distribution Index (RDI) pp. 33-50

Kausar Yasmeen

Testing the weak form efficiency of green financial markets: A comparative study between developed and developing green financial markets pp. 51-64

Mohammed Chawki Habi and Moussa Benikhlef

Exploring symmetry and asymmetry in evacuation dynamics: A comprehensive bibliometric and computational analysis pp. 65-92

Nora Chiriță, Livia-Diana Iancu and Camelia Delcea

AI-driven marketing models as a competitive advantage in global markets pp. 93-104

Elena Kalinina

Does institutional quality promote economic growth in West Africa? pp. 105-126

Piman Alain-Raphaël Bayili, Mahamadou Diarra and Oumarou Zallé

A dynamic panel data analysis of the asymmetric impact of labour cost on intra-EU migration pp. 127-138

Maria Berta Belu, Mădălina Ecaterina Popescu and Amalia Cristescu

Determinants of CO2 emissions in ASEAN-5: The role of human development, renewable energy, and economic growth pp. 139-154

Rensi Elga Yunior, Anna Yulianita and Ariodillah Hidayat

Effects of digital economy on economic growth: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries in Africa pp. 155-178

Donnibè Dah, Pam Zahonogo and Ousmane Traoré

Adaptive AI, behavioural pattern formation, and the development of human cognition pp. 179-188

Raluca Iuliana Georgescu and Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav

Tax-driven alignment between conforming and non-conforming earnings management across different accounting standards pp. 189-210

Ammar Razzaq Al Rubaye, Sajad Mahdi Abbas and Abass K. Jaud

Effect of inclusive business models on multidimensional poverty in Burkina Faso pp. 211-230

Judith Oubda, Eugène Dimaviya Compaoré and Boukaré Maïga

Gross financial wealth or net financial strength? Household balance sheets and economic development in the European Union pp. 231-248

Floarea Iuliana Susu

Government expenditures and tax policy: A comprehensive fiscal analysis for Greece from 1974 to 2018 pp. 249-262

Panagiotis Asimakopoulos

What is the nature of the relationship between inflation and economic growth? Empirical evidence for the 13 least developed African countries pp. 263-280

Rajab Bouzayani and Zouheir Abida

Digital trust and consumer psychology: A robust analysis of youth entrepreneurship in emerging Indian markets pp. 281-302

Mishra Shikhar

Can monetary policy drive inclusive social development in Africa? Instrumental variables quantile regression approach pp. 303-322

Tiraogo Rodrigue Ouedraogo and Pousbila Dianda

Analysing the relationship between tourist flows and socio-economic development. A comparative case study: Romania vs. PIGS countries pp. 323-335

Ioana-Victoria Bădicioiu

Volume XXXIII, issue 1(646), Spring, 2026

From paradox to opportunity: designing a hybrid REIT Model for Romania's emerging capital market pp. 5-18

Denis-Andrei Manole

Human development inequality within and between selected SAARC countries using Mean Log Deviation MLD pp. 19-38

Andaish Qiamuddin, Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav and Vansiya N. Yogesh

The influence of renewable energy consumption and trade openness on carbon emissions in South Africa: an augmented autoregressive distributed lag method application pp. 39-62

Mohamadou Oumarou, Ibrahim, Apsatou Abbo, Mohamadou Sani, Mohammadou Nourou and Najwa Akermi

The hidden side of VAT: modeling compliance and inferring collection shortfalls in Romania pp. 63-76

Mihai-Daniel Gavrila

The dynamic nexus between oil price fluctuations, exchange rate volatility, and economic growth: empirical evidence from Algeria pp. 77-88

Anissa Benramdane and Mohamed Rachid Boumediene

Does unemployment influence out-of-pocket health expenditures in sub-Saharan Africa countries? Evidence from the defactored instrumental variables method pp. 89-104

Jacques Boundioa and Youssouf Traoré

From transposition to distortion: how OECD corporate governance principles were misapplied in Romanian state-owned enterprise legislation pp. 105-114

Ionuț-Valeriu Andrei

Information transmission in the foreign exchange market: evidence from India pp. 115-130

Karthika P Devan, Pallavi Ingale and Johney Johnson

The evolution of green energy utilization in Romania pp. 131-138

Diana Elena Zidaru

On the equivalence and nonequivalence of import subsidies and export subsidies pp. 139-152

Wataru Johdo

AI-simulated reciprocity and the narrowing of decision options within human attachment psychological architecture pp. 153-164

Raluca Iuliana Georgescu and Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav

Shockwaves abroad and the vulnerability of monetary policy: Morocco’s Central Bank response to geopolitical shocks and commodity price volatility pp. 165-186

Youssef Ibnouzahir and Ahmed Hefnaoui

Impact of growth and tax on pollution in the presence of corruption pp. 187-204

Sarmistha Banerjee and Bidisha Chakraborty

Heterogeneous effect of financial inclusion on economic complexity in developing countries pp. 205-218

Fousséni Ramde, Ibrahim Ouedraogo and Porto Bazie

Human ethics vs. algorithmic ethics: the limits of automating moral decision-making pp. 219-240

Anamaria-Cristina Ilie

Migrants remittances and economic growth in Morocco: A VAR model analysis pp. 241-252

Anas Mossadak

Determinants of inflation in Romania: A VAR approach pp. 253-262

Ionela Oana Cristiana Radu

Effect of information and communication technologies on life expectancy and under-five mortality in WAEMU countries pp. 263-278

Hamidou Ouedraogo and Pousbila Dianda

Application of PHH and PHE model to Investigative FDI inflows effects on CO2 emissions in developing countries (OECD & BRICS) pp. 279-294

Babu Rao Gona

Internal vs external migration: comparative patterns within the EU pp. 295-308

Ana Alexandrescu