Jelena Lonska (Dr.oec.) is a researcher at the Business and Society Process Research Center of Rezekne Academy of Technologies (Latvia), as well as an associated professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management. She has the status of the expert of the Latvian Council of Science in the field of economics and entrepreneurship. Research interests: regional economics, regional development, sustainable development, sociology. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8140-4810