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This study examines the role played by individual characteristics and specific treatment methods in the evolution of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), through the lens of an observational study performed in a comparative approach between the first and second waves of coronavirus pandemic in Romania. The research endeavor is configured on a two-fold approach, including a detailed observation of the evolution of 274 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (145 in the first wave and 129 in the second wave of infection) according to specific treatment methods applied and patients’ individual features, as well as an econometric (quantitative) analysis through structural equation modeling and Gaussian graphical models designed to acknowledge the correlations and causal relationship between all considered coordinates. The main results highlight that the specific treatment methods applied had a positive influence on the evolution of COVID-19 patients, particularly in the second wave of coronavirus pandemic. In case of the first wave of COVID-19 infection, GGM results entail that there is a strong positive correlation between the evolution of the patients and the COVID-19 disease form, which is further positively correlated with the treatment scheme. The evolution of the patients is strongly and inversely correlated with the symptomatology and the ICU hospitalization. Moreover, the disease form is strongly and inversely correlated with oxygen saturation and the residence of patients (urban/rural). The symptomatology at first appearance also strongly depends on the age of the patients (positive correlation) and of the fact that the patient is a smoker or non-smoker and has other comorbidities. Age and gender are also important credentials that shape the disease degree and patient evolution in responding to treatment as well, our study attesting strong interconnections between these coordinates, the form of disease, symptomatology and overall evolution of the patients.
Alexandra Mocanu; Gratiela Noja; Alin Istodor; Georgiana Moise; Marius Leretter; Laura-Cristina Rusu; Adina Marza; Alexandru Mederle. Individual Characteristics as Prognostic Factors of the Evolution of Hospitalized COVID-19 Romanian Patients: A Comparative Observational Study between the First and Second Waves Based on Gaussian Graphical Models and Structural Equation Modeling. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2021, 10, 1958 .
AMA StyleAlexandra Mocanu, Gratiela Noja, Alin Istodor, Georgiana Moise, Marius Leretter, Laura-Cristina Rusu, Adina Marza, Alexandru Mederle. Individual Characteristics as Prognostic Factors of the Evolution of Hospitalized COVID-19 Romanian Patients: A Comparative Observational Study between the First and Second Waves Based on Gaussian Graphical Models and Structural Equation Modeling. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10 (9):1958.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlexandra Mocanu; Gratiela Noja; Alin Istodor; Georgiana Moise; Marius Leretter; Laura-Cristina Rusu; Adina Marza; Alexandru Mederle. 2021. "Individual Characteristics as Prognostic Factors of the Evolution of Hospitalized COVID-19 Romanian Patients: A Comparative Observational Study between the First and Second Waves Based on Gaussian Graphical Models and Structural Equation Modeling." Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 9: 1958.
Good governance requires efficiency and effectiveness in public sector management, a sound legal framework, enhanced coordination, credibility, and transparency of the actions that support financial stability. Connecting these actions, there are significant interlinkages between government spending management and economic development. The research conducted within this paper is set to assess the overall relationships within general government spending management, with a keen focus on government support for environmental protection and good public governance at the European Union (EU) level. The study investigates the cumulative effects of good public governance dimensions on economic welfare and poverty lessening. The dataset covers the period 1995–2017, and the methodological credentials are based on the structural equation modelling technique. The main results indicate that not only does government expenditure (including environmental support) shape good public governance, but the enhancements in good governance dimensions also have important spillovers on government spending regarding significant bidirectional connections. As for the overall implications, the estimations show that only general government expenditure has induced welfare increases, while environmental support does not generate the same positive effects. Ultimately, the all-embracing impact of considered governance dimensions is beneficial, leading to a downsizing of poverty within the EU.
Gratiela Noja; Mirela Cristea; Eleftherios Thalassinos; Marta Kadłubek. Interlinkages between Government Resources Management, Environmental Support, and Good Public Governance. Advanced Insights from the European Union. Resources 2021, 10, 41 .
AMA StyleGratiela Noja, Mirela Cristea, Eleftherios Thalassinos, Marta Kadłubek. Interlinkages between Government Resources Management, Environmental Support, and Good Public Governance. Advanced Insights from the European Union. Resources. 2021; 10 (5):41.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGratiela Noja; Mirela Cristea; Eleftherios Thalassinos; Marta Kadłubek. 2021. "Interlinkages between Government Resources Management, Environmental Support, and Good Public Governance. Advanced Insights from the European Union." Resources 10, no. 5: 41.
Examining specific patterns of major cranio-facial alterations through cephalometric measurements in order to improve the Prader–Willi (PWS) syndrome diagnostic poses a major challenge of identifying interlinkages between numerous credentials. These interactions can be captured through probabilistic models of conditional independence between heterogeneous variables. Our research included 18 subjects (aged 4 to 28 years) genetically diagnosed with Prader–Willi syndrome and a healthy control group (matched age and sex). A morphometric and cephalometric analysis was performed upon all the subjects in order to obtain the needed specific data. We have, therefore, firstly deployed several integrated Gaussian graphical models (GGMs) to capture the positive and negative partial correlations and the intensity of the connections between numerous credentials configured to determine specific cranio-facial characteristics of patients with PWS compared to others without this genetic disorder (case-control analysis). Afterwards, we applied structural equation modelling (SEM) with latent class analysis to assess the impact of these coordinates on the prevalence of the Prader–Willi diagnostic. We found that there are latent interactions of features affected by external variables, and the interlinkages are strapping particularly between cranial base (with an important role in craniofacial disharmonies) and facial heights, as important characteristic patterns in determining the Prader–Willi diagnostic, while the overall patterns are significantly different in PWS and the control group. These results impact the field by providing an enhanced comprehensive perspective on cephalometric characteristics and specific patterns associated with Prader–Willi syndrome that can be used as benchmarks in determining the diagnostic of this rare genetic disorder. Furthermore, the two innovative exploratory research tools applied in this paper are very useful to the craniofacial field to infer the connections/dependencies between variables (particularly biological variables and genes) on cephalometric characteristics and specific patterns associated with Prader–Willi syndrome.
Alin Istodor; Laura-Cristina Rusu; Gratiela Noja; Alexandra Roi; Ciprian Roi; Emanuel Bratu; Georgiana Moise; Maria Puiu; Simona Farcas; Nicoleta Andreescu. An Observational Study on Cephalometric Characteristics and Patterns Associated with the Prader–Willi Syndrome: A Structural Equation Modelling and Network Approach. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 3177 .
AMA StyleAlin Istodor, Laura-Cristina Rusu, Gratiela Noja, Alexandra Roi, Ciprian Roi, Emanuel Bratu, Georgiana Moise, Maria Puiu, Simona Farcas, Nicoleta Andreescu. An Observational Study on Cephalometric Characteristics and Patterns Associated with the Prader–Willi Syndrome: A Structural Equation Modelling and Network Approach. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (7):3177.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlin Istodor; Laura-Cristina Rusu; Gratiela Noja; Alexandra Roi; Ciprian Roi; Emanuel Bratu; Georgiana Moise; Maria Puiu; Simona Farcas; Nicoleta Andreescu. 2021. "An Observational Study on Cephalometric Characteristics and Patterns Associated with the Prader–Willi Syndrome: A Structural Equation Modelling and Network Approach." Applied Sciences 11, no. 7: 3177.
The recovery after the unprecedented pandemic crisis that Europe has currently been facing is strengthening the strong dependence between social, economic, and environmental fields, maintaining green investments and innovation at the core of the European strategies. Shifting to clean industries is a challenging mission that a complex network of stakeholders and their different interests must take into account. Within this network, the interplay between environmental and financial performance of a company represents a common point with a growing emphasis on the transparency and the materiality capacity of the disclosed information. This paper uses the Structural Equation Modeling and the Gaussian Graphical Models as graphical analysis approaches and offers a first insight about the interaction between environmental materiality measures and financial performance. A preliminary step of the scientific research consisted of a hand-mapping investigation about materiality conditions. Starting from the Materiality Map developed by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), this paper extends the main concept about materiality and investigates it on three different content ranges, which focus on the general environmental policy of the company, the targets set, and its concrete footprint. The methodology approaches were grounded on a newly compiled dataset provided by the Thomson Reuters database for 194 Economic European Area (EEA) oil and gas companies. The results provide significant evidences for the manifestation of materiality and emphasize the informational content of the individual environmental measures as an important condition for its financial impact. Adding to the environmental-financial performance relationship, our findings have both practical and academic relevance for the economic field and sustainable growth goals.
Mirela Sichigea; Marian Siminica; Mirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Daniel Circiumaru. Materiality Conditions in the Interplay between Environment and Financial Performance: A Graphical Modeling Approach for EEA Oil and Gas Companies. Complexity 2021, 2021, 1 -16.
AMA StyleMirela Sichigea, Marian Siminica, Mirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Daniel Circiumaru. Materiality Conditions in the Interplay between Environment and Financial Performance: A Graphical Modeling Approach for EEA Oil and Gas Companies. Complexity. 2021; 2021 ():1-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMirela Sichigea; Marian Siminica; Mirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Daniel Circiumaru. 2021. "Materiality Conditions in the Interplay between Environment and Financial Performance: A Graphical Modeling Approach for EEA Oil and Gas Companies." Complexity 2021, no. : 1-16.
Given the COVID-19 pandemic crisis that has deeply affected the health and well-being of people worldwide, the main objective of this paper was to explore the existing relationship between health, welfare, and population aging until the pandemic burst, on the basis of two distinctive groups of European Union (EU) countries, namely, the old and the new member states. The methodological endeavor was based on two advanced econometric techniques, namely, structural equation modelling and network analysis through Gaussian graphical models, applied for each group of EU countries, analyzed during the period of 1995–2017. The main results revealed significant differentiation among the new and old EU countries as follows: public health support was found to have a positive impact on healthy aging and well-being of older people, on other social determinants, and on people’s perceived good and very good health; overall, significant influences were revealed in terms of the aging dimensions. The main implications of our findings relate to other researchers as a baseline comparison with the existing situation before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, but also to policymakers that have to rethink the public health allocations, both in old and new EU member states, in order to endorse the aging credentials, underpinning a successful and healthy integration of the elderly within all life dimensions.
Mirela Cristea; Graţiela Noja; Cecilia-Nicoleta Jurcuț; Constantin Ponea; Elena Caragiani; Alin Istodor. The Interplay between Public Health, Well-Being and Population Aging in Europe: An Advanced Structural Equation Modelling and Gaussian Network Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 2015 .
AMA StyleMirela Cristea, Graţiela Noja, Cecilia-Nicoleta Jurcuț, Constantin Ponea, Elena Caragiani, Alin Istodor. The Interplay between Public Health, Well-Being and Population Aging in Europe: An Advanced Structural Equation Modelling and Gaussian Network Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (4):2015.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMirela Cristea; Graţiela Noja; Cecilia-Nicoleta Jurcuț; Constantin Ponea; Elena Caragiani; Alin Istodor. 2021. "The Interplay between Public Health, Well-Being and Population Aging in Europe: An Advanced Structural Equation Modelling and Gaussian Network Approach." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4: 2015.
This paper empirically evidences the role played by board characteristics (skills, diversity, structure, independence) in supporting risk management disclosure and shaping the financial performance of European companies operating in the financial services sector. We exploit data selected from Thomson Reuters Eikon database in 2020 for the last fiscal year 2019 (FY0) on a longitudinal sample of 144 companies with the head offices in Europe (25 countries). Following an original empirical approach based on two modern financial econometric techniques, namely structural equation modelling (SEM) and network analysis through Gaussian graphical models (GGMs), the research endeavor outlines the decisive importance of an optimal board size, enhanced management skills, upward gender diversity (encompassed by women participation on board management), and structure (mainly a two-tier type, one management board, and a distinctive supervisory board) as fundamentals of risk management strategies, leading to improved financial achievements and a higher profitability for the analyzed companies.
Gratiela Noja; Eleftherios Thalassinos; Mirela Cristea; Irina Grecu. The Interplay between Board Characteristics, Financial Performance, and Risk Management Disclosure in the Financial Services Sector: New Empirical Evidence from Europe. Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2021, 14, 79 .
AMA StyleGratiela Noja, Eleftherios Thalassinos, Mirela Cristea, Irina Grecu. The Interplay between Board Characteristics, Financial Performance, and Risk Management Disclosure in the Financial Services Sector: New Empirical Evidence from Europe. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2021; 14 (2):79.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGratiela Noja; Eleftherios Thalassinos; Mirela Cristea; Irina Grecu. 2021. "The Interplay between Board Characteristics, Financial Performance, and Risk Management Disclosure in the Financial Services Sector: New Empirical Evidence from Europe." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14, no. 2: 79.
The research aims to identify several dissimilarities between the European Union Member States (EU-27 MS) in terms of welfare and labour market dimensions under the sheer implications of the ageing phenomenon. The quantitative research methodology emphasizes the cluster analysis based on the Ward method, performed for the year 2018. Main results denote that only two countries (Denmark and Sweden) registered soaring performances, especially for the labour market credentials (particularly the employment rate and active policies). Other 10 EU-27 MS accounted medium performances in terms of well-being, but also the lowest achievements as regards the old dependency rate, the employment rate of persons aged 55-64 and the birth rate. This paper brings to the fore the keen need to redesign specific policies and tailored strategies by the responsible authorities and business representatives across the EU, in order to enhance achievements and new solutions for the difficulties brought by population ageing, with spillover effects on the labour market integration of older employees and overall economic welfare. The study stands out through the new integrative approach based on cluster analysis that underlines the dissimilarities between the EU member states, and the features of each group of countries, in a pre-settled framework, thus grasping the difficulties, but also the opportunities faced in terms of ageing and economic welfare.
Mirela Cristea; Graţiela Georgiana Noja; Yannis Thalassinos. POPULATION AGEING AND WELFARE DISSIMILARITIES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION: A NEW APPROACH BASED ON CLUSTER ANALYSIS. Facta Universitatis, Series: Economics and Organization 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleMirela Cristea, Graţiela Georgiana Noja, Yannis Thalassinos. POPULATION AGEING AND WELFARE DISSIMILARITIES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION: A NEW APPROACH BASED ON CLUSTER ANALYSIS. Facta Universitatis, Series: Economics and Organization. 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMirela Cristea; Graţiela Georgiana Noja; Yannis Thalassinos. 2021. "POPULATION AGEING AND WELFARE DISSIMILARITIES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION: A NEW APPROACH BASED ON CLUSTER ANALYSIS." Facta Universitatis, Series: Economics and Organization , no. : 1.
Management financial incentives are an effective way to attract, retain and stimulate managers with beneficial spillover effects on firm performance. This paper explores the relationship between board and executive management compensation and remunerations and the financial performance of European companies from various industries in a sustainable development framework. The sample covers 1594 firms with data extracted from Thomson Reuters Eikon (Refinitiv, New York, NY, USA) databases from 2019 and a selection of specific indicators. The complex methodological endeavor encompassed by our research embeds several robust and two-stage least squares (2SLS/IV) regression models, structural equation modelling, including latent class analysis and network analysis through Gaussian Graphical Models. Main results bring to the fore that management financial incentives/packages reverberate positively and significantly on the performance of European firms, leading to important upwards in enterprise value and company earnings. Moreover, the sustainability indicators (committee, policy, energy use, renewable energies) also have positive effects on the financial performance of analyzed companies, being discussed extensively within the paper.
Gratiela Noja; Mirela Cristea; Cecilia Jurcut; Alexandru Buglea; Ion Lala Popa. Management Financial Incentives and Firm Performance in a Sustainable Development Framework: Empirical Evidence from European Companies. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7247 .
AMA StyleGratiela Noja, Mirela Cristea, Cecilia Jurcut, Alexandru Buglea, Ion Lala Popa. Management Financial Incentives and Firm Performance in a Sustainable Development Framework: Empirical Evidence from European Companies. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7247.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGratiela Noja; Mirela Cristea; Cecilia Jurcut; Alexandru Buglea; Ion Lala Popa. 2020. "Management Financial Incentives and Firm Performance in a Sustainable Development Framework: Empirical Evidence from European Companies." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7247.
Given the global importance of bioeconomy for sustainable development and its trendiness in the knowledge driven literature, our research aims to develop a general assessment framework for several shaping factors of bioeconomy fundamentals within the European Union under the decisive impact of the intellectual capital credentials, namely educational attainment, research and development activities and innovation patterns. Considering that there is a high heterogeneity among Member States (MS), selectively regarding the implementation of the intellectual capital in the knowledge economy, but also a differential degree of bioeconomy advances, we have compiled distinct panels on the two groups of EU-28 MS, namely EU-15 (old MS) and EU-13 (new MS). The purpose is to examine the inferences of the intellectual capital in the context of economic development and to shape its role in achieving a sustainable bioeconomy. We have applied several macro-econometric procedures for each considered group, namely: multifactorial macro-econometric models, structural equation modelling (SEM) and Gaussian Graphical Models (GGM), for the period 1995-2016. The results highlight that education, innovation and research, along with main bioeconomy credentials, are at the core of economic development of both EU-13 and EU-15 countries, having distinctive dissimilarities between them, particularly enhanced for the new EU-13 MS.
Mirela Cristea; Graţiela Georgiana Noja; Nicu Marcu; Marian Siminică; Diana-Mihaela Ţîrcă. MODELLING EU BIOECONOMY CREDENTIALS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL. Technological and Economic Development of Economy 2020, 26, 1139 -1164.
AMA StyleMirela Cristea, Graţiela Georgiana Noja, Nicu Marcu, Marian Siminică, Diana-Mihaela Ţîrcă. MODELLING EU BIOECONOMY CREDENTIALS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL. Technological and Economic Development of Economy. 2020; 26 (6):1139-1164.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMirela Cristea; Graţiela Georgiana Noja; Nicu Marcu; Marian Siminică; Diana-Mihaela Ţîrcă. 2020. "MODELLING EU BIOECONOMY CREDENTIALS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL." Technological and Economic Development of Economy 26, no. 6: 1139-1164.
Marta-Christina Suciu; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Mirela Cristea. Diversity, Social Inclusion and Human Capital Development as Fundamentals of Financial Performance and Risk Mitigation. www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro 2020, 22, 1 .
AMA StyleMarta-Christina Suciu, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Mirela Cristea. Diversity, Social Inclusion and Human Capital Development as Fundamentals of Financial Performance and Risk Mitigation. www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro. 2020; 22 (55):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarta-Christina Suciu; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Mirela Cristea. 2020. "Diversity, Social Inclusion and Human Capital Development as Fundamentals of Financial Performance and Risk Mitigation." www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro 22, no. 55: 1.
The enhancement of countries’ competitiveness represents an essential credential in current economic interventions, national policy frameworks and strategies, mainly in relation to sustainable economic development. This paper explores the drivers of competitiveness in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) in the knowledge economy, and its further impact on economic welfare, with a particular focus on individuals’ perceived good health and well-being (a good predictor of people’s future use of the healthcare system and mortality risk and a benchmark for sustainable development). The dataset grasps 11 CEECs analyzed during the 2000–2018 lapse of time. The methodological endeavor is based on three econometric procedures encompassing macroeconometric models, structural equation modelling (SEM) and network analysis through Gaussian Graphical Models. Main findings entail that CEECs competitiveness is driven by the key coordinates of the knowledge economy, particularly tertiary education, employment in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors, and additional government financial support dedicated for research and development activities. Moreover, in a further complex setting, competitiveness increases under the impact of education, research, development and innovation leads to significant upwards in GDP per capita levels. However, the further linkages with individuals’ good health and well-being, when considered as a consequence of welfare increase following knowledge-driven competitiveness, or as a direct impact of competitiveness increases, entail a downsized outcome in terms of individuals’ perceived health. Our results provide solid grounds for the development of new tailored policies designed to enhance CEECs knowledge-driven competitiveness in a comprehensive framework, with benefit spillovers on sustainable economic development.
Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Alexandru Buglea; Ion Lala-Popa; Cecilia Nicoleta Jurcut. The interplay between knowledge-based competitiveness, people’s good health and well-being: new empirical evidence from Central and Eastern European countries. Quality & Quantity 2020, 55, 441 -466.
AMA StyleGratiela Georgiana Noja, Alexandru Buglea, Ion Lala-Popa, Cecilia Nicoleta Jurcut. The interplay between knowledge-based competitiveness, people’s good health and well-being: new empirical evidence from Central and Eastern European countries. Quality & Quantity. 2020; 55 (2):441-466.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGratiela Georgiana Noja; Alexandru Buglea; Ion Lala-Popa; Cecilia Nicoleta Jurcut. 2020. "The interplay between knowledge-based competitiveness, people’s good health and well-being: new empirical evidence from Central and Eastern European countries." Quality & Quantity 55, no. 2: 441-466.
Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Alexandru Buglea; Ion Lala-Popa; Cecilia Nicoleta Jurcut. The interplay between knowledge-based competitiveness, people’s good health and well-being: new empirical evidence from Central and Eastern European countries. 2020, 1 -26.
AMA StyleGratiela Georgiana Noja, Alexandru Buglea, Ion Lala-Popa, Cecilia Nicoleta Jurcut. The interplay between knowledge-based competitiveness, people’s good health and well-being: new empirical evidence from Central and Eastern European countries. . 2020; ():1-26.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGratiela Georgiana Noja; Alexandru Buglea; Ion Lala-Popa; Cecilia Nicoleta Jurcut. 2020. "The interplay between knowledge-based competitiveness, people’s good health and well-being: new empirical evidence from Central and Eastern European countries." , no. : 1-26.
Given the amplitude of migration in Europe and its potential to encourage or hinder the agricultural development, the general objective of this paper is to assess this possible potential on the long term, within a sustainable development frame of reference. Along these lines, we have built up several scenarios that focus on the agricultural results attained by ten EU Member States mainly targeted by immigrants, throughout the 2020-2025 period (sustainable development extrapolation). We have elaborated a set of indicators and within a panel in order to implement the spatial analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM), as methodological endeavour. The results obtained, verified by testing four hypotheses, show that a positive tendency in terms of increased government agri-innovation support is revealed on the long run, through the economic (labour) migration. Our findings outline that conclusive results of labour immigration could reverse generating unbalances in the agricultural sector. Thus, the need to develop accurate tailored policies is more than necessary by acknowledging the complex problems of the rural areas and those of international migration, as well as the major discrepancies among countries and stronger socio-economic interconnections.
Mirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Constantin Stefan Ponea. SUPPORTING IMMIGRATION FOR AN ENHANCED AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION. Facta Universitatis, Series: Economics and Organization 2020, 001 -016.
AMA StyleMirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Constantin Stefan Ponea. SUPPORTING IMMIGRATION FOR AN ENHANCED AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION. Facta Universitatis, Series: Economics and Organization. 2020; ():001-016.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Constantin Stefan Ponea. 2020. "SUPPORTING IMMIGRATION FOR AN ENHANCED AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION." Facta Universitatis, Series: Economics and Organization , no. : 001-016.
Population aging and public health expenditure mainly dedicated to older dependent persons present major challenges for the European Union (EU) Member States, with profound implications for their economies and labor markets. Sustainable economic development relies on a well-balanced workforce of young and older people. As this balance shifts in favor of older people, productivity tends to suffer, on the one hand, and the older group demands more from health services, on the other hand. These requisites tend to manifest differently within developed and developing EU countries. This research aimed to assess population aging impacts on labor market coordinates (employment rate, labor productivity), in the framework of several health dimensions (namely, health government expenditure, hospital services, healthy life years, perceived health) and other economic and social factors. The analytical approach consisted of applying structural equation models, Gaussian graphical models, and macroeconometric models (robust regression and panel corrected standard errors) to EU panel data for the years 1995–2017. The results show significant dissimilarities between developed and developing EU countries, suggesting the need for specific policies and strategies for the labor market integration of older people, jointly with public health expenditure, with implications for EU labor market performance.
Mirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Petru Stefea; Adrian Lucian Sala. The Impact of Population Aging and Public Health Support on EU Labor Markets. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 1439 .
AMA StyleMirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Petru Stefea, Adrian Lucian Sala. The Impact of Population Aging and Public Health Support on EU Labor Markets. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (4):1439.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Petru Stefea; Adrian Lucian Sala. 2020. "The Impact of Population Aging and Public Health Support on EU Labor Markets." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4: 1439.
Izabela Jedrzejowska-Schiffauer; Peter Schiffauer; Gratiela. Economic Actors and the Problem of Externalities: Could Financial Markets Play a Role in Democratic Backsliding? EUROPEAN RESEARCH STUDIES JOURNAL 2020, XXIII, 215 -238.
AMA StyleIzabela Jedrzejowska-Schiffauer, Peter Schiffauer, Gratiela. Economic Actors and the Problem of Externalities: Could Financial Markets Play a Role in Democratic Backsliding? EUROPEAN RESEARCH STUDIES JOURNAL. 2020; XXIII (1):215-238.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIzabela Jedrzejowska-Schiffauer; Peter Schiffauer; Gratiela. 2020. "Economic Actors and the Problem of Externalities: Could Financial Markets Play a Role in Democratic Backsliding?" EUROPEAN RESEARCH STUDIES JOURNAL XXIII, no. 1: 215-238.
Research background: The ageing phenomenon undermines the stability and equilibrium of the labour market and it affects the economic development of countries, as well as the welfare of older people aged over 65 years. Purpose of the article: Against this background, our research is conducted to assess the specific ways in which active ageing (measured through the active ageing index — AAI), correlated with other economic and labour market credentials, would impact the economic development of EU Member States. Methods: The research methodology consists of two econometric procedures, namely (i) cluster analysis performed on EU–28 countries to configure congruent groups according to similar features of the active ageing (measured through the Active Ageing Index — AAI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) levels, respectively (ii) panel data analysis, applied distinctly on two panels, EU–15 (old) and EU–13 (new), relying on four macro-econometric models (robust regression, panel corrected standard errors, spatial lag and spatial error), in order to test the direct influences of AAI and other economic and social selected variables on economic development. The analysis is made for the 2010–2018 lapse of time, by capturing all the available data for the AAI as reported by the European Commission. Findings & Value added: The results highlight important dissimilarities between the EU countries that require a rethinking of policies for the active ageing population support. Thereby, constant policy rethinking, adequate strategies, measures and tools for the active ageing population support become outlier keystones that entail a successful integration of the older people within all life dimensions.
Eleftherios Thalassinos; Mirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja. Measuring active ageing within the European Union: implications on economic development. Equilibrium 2019, 14, 591 -609.
AMA StyleEleftherios Thalassinos, Mirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja. Measuring active ageing within the European Union: implications on economic development. Equilibrium. 2019; 14 (4):591-609.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleftherios Thalassinos; Mirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja. 2019. "Measuring active ageing within the European Union: implications on economic development." Equilibrium 14, no. 4: 591-609.
Good governance promotes the fundamental grounds of participation and democracy in contemporary public administration, whilst institution building and the (in)effectiveness of public administration is linked to economic growth. This synergy brings forth sheer implications on the sustainable economic development. On this composite setting, the paper examines several fundamental credentials of public administration in the European Union (EU) countries, in relation to economic development, but also poverty, research, and development support, as representative socio-economic credentials. The empirical analysis is based on data covering the 1995–2017 lapse of time, processed through three econometric procedures, namely robust regression, structural equation modeling, and Gaussian graphical models. The main results emphasize that there are significant joint implications of public administration on the considered socio-economic dimensions. General government spending and, particularly, the environmental support, have positive implications on the European Union economies, leading to significant increases in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and downsize in poverty risk (more emphasized in regard to the government expenditures than the environmental protection). Overall, the quality of governance in EU countries requires an additional effort dedicated to leverage good public governance in order to support the long-term economic development.
Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Mirela Cristea; Nicoleta Sirghi; Camelia-Daniela Hategan; Paolo D’Anselmi. Promoting Good Public Governance and Environmental Support for Sustainable Economic Development. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 4940 .
AMA StyleGratiela Georgiana Noja, Mirela Cristea, Nicoleta Sirghi, Camelia-Daniela Hategan, Paolo D’Anselmi. Promoting Good Public Governance and Environmental Support for Sustainable Economic Development. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (24):4940.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGratiela Georgiana Noja; Mirela Cristea; Nicoleta Sirghi; Camelia-Daniela Hategan; Paolo D’Anselmi. 2019. "Promoting Good Public Governance and Environmental Support for Sustainable Economic Development." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 24: 4940.
This study investigates the interlinkages between the dimensions of corporate social responsibility (CSR-economic, environmental, social), financial performance (ROA, ROE), and corporate governance (CG), by applying the structural equation modeling technique (SEM). It is based on a sample of 614 large companies from the European Economic Area, covering specific indicators published by the Thomson Reuters database, for the years 2013–2017. The equation models are structured starting from isolated dependencies between variables, up to the global ones (direct, indirect, and total dependencies). The mixed results obtained imply that the nature and heterogenous content of CSR lead to different statistical dependencies for each of the two financial performance indicators. ROA is positively influenced by the economic dimension of CSR, but, the level of this rate does not necessarily contribute to an increase in the involvement of the company in this type of CSR actions. At the same time, ROA is influenced and affects in a negative way the environmental and social dimensions of CSR. In the case of ROE, it is influenced and impacts the economic and social dimensions in a positive way. The environmental dimension of CSR influences ROE positively, but it is negatively affected by this profitability rate. Corporate governance exerts a positive impact on all of the model’s variables, both as a direct and indirect factor of influence.
Marian Siminica; Mirela Cristea; Mirela Sichigea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Ion Anghel. Well-Governed Sustainability and Financial Performance: A New Integrative Approach. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4562 .
AMA StyleMarian Siminica, Mirela Cristea, Mirela Sichigea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Ion Anghel. Well-Governed Sustainability and Financial Performance: A New Integrative Approach. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (17):4562.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarian Siminica; Mirela Cristea; Mirela Sichigea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja; Ion Anghel. 2019. "Well-Governed Sustainability and Financial Performance: A New Integrative Approach." Sustainability 11, no. 17: 4562.
European agriculture is widely shaped under the compelling effects of international migration, both economic (labour) immigration and the refugee crisis. This complex endeavour could lead to significant spillover effects also upon the agricultural sectors in neighbouring locations, with different overall economic performances for migrant receiving countries. The research is thus set to assess the outcomes of the European agriculture under the impact of economic and humanitarian migration, focusing on the results achieved by ten EU Member States (most targeted by migrants), during 2000–2016. A balanced panel comprising a complex set of indicators was configured in order to provide accurate credentials for the methodological endeavour that consists of spatial analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM). Estimations show that the agricultural sector will be mainly shaped by economic immigration and less by the humanitarian flows. Major effects are induced through the value added by the agricultural sector, increases in exports of basic foods and agricultural raw materials (spatial analysis). However, a fail to properly manage the EU labour mobility for the following years could lead to a negative downturn on agricultural productivity (SEM).
Mirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja. European agriculture under immigration effects: New empirical evidence. Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 2019, 65, 112 -122.
AMA StyleMirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja. European agriculture under immigration effects: New empirical evidence. Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika). 2019; 65 (No. 3):112-122.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMirela Cristea; Gratiela Georgiana Noja. 2019. "European agriculture under immigration effects: New empirical evidence." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 65, no. No. 3: 112-122.
Acknowledging the importance of the bioeconomy as an important dimension of sustainable economic development, and particularly for E.U. strategies, this paper aims to identify and assess several bioeconomy modellers under the compelling effects of education and research–development–innovation activities. Within this frame of reference, the authors have assessed the role of intellectual capital in shaping bioeconomy outcomes, distinct for the new E.U.-13 and E.U.-15. A complex set of methods and macro-econometric models was applied on two balanced panels, compiled during 1995–2016, that bind random effects models with panel-corrected standard errors, spatial analysis and structural equation modelling. Overall, the importance of research, development, innovation and specific skills acquired in the field of bioeconomy is outlined, as key elements of E.U. economic strategies, being essential for all Member States.
Ion Anghel; Marian Siminică; Mirela Cristea; Graţiela Georgiana Noja; Mirela Sichigea. Bioeconomy credentials and intellectual capital: a comparative modelling approach for the E.U.-13 and E.U.-15. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja 2019, 32, 2699 -2722.
AMA StyleIon Anghel, Marian Siminică, Mirela Cristea, Graţiela Georgiana Noja, Mirela Sichigea. Bioeconomy credentials and intellectual capital: a comparative modelling approach for the E.U.-13 and E.U.-15. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja. 2019; 32 (1):2699-2722.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIon Anghel; Marian Siminică; Mirela Cristea; Graţiela Georgiana Noja; Mirela Sichigea. 2019. "Bioeconomy credentials and intellectual capital: a comparative modelling approach for the E.U.-13 and E.U.-15." Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja 32, no. 1: 2699-2722.