Romania in the European Union The Quality of Integration Growth. Competence. Employment
Volume 3 November 23rd 2007 Bucharest
Contents
Exchange rate fluctuation impact on the romanian current account Cătălina Adriana Hândoreanu / 7 Services in market economy seen through EU perspective Alice Magdalena Chiţu, Adelina Roxana Chiţu / 17 Trends and perspectives in the development of the european banking activity (especially case: Romania) Magdalena Rădulescu, Nicoleta Dascălu / 23 Romania and the dilemma: tax harmonization or tax competition in the European Union Daniela Pîrvu, Cristina Voicu Olteanu / 32 Aspects related to investigating consumer behavior characteristics Mirela-Cristina Voicu / 40 Investments options and structural change in the economic systems Liliana Crăciun / 48 Influences of integration on the commercial relations between the economic agents on the internal and external market Cornelia Amarandei / 50 The performance improvement in the tourism activity – the increase factor of the Romanian economy competitivness Elena Cerasela Spătariu / 55 Human resources – key factor of a long lasting quality of the European integration of Romania Raluca Mănăilă, Ion Ioniţă / 59 Possible solutions aimed at galvanizing Romania’s export and its contribution to the “development-competition-engagement” triad Octavian Gh. Botez / 66 The analyse of romanian human resources in the Lisbon Strategy framework Gina Cristina (Bănică) Dimian, Mihai Dimian / 72 On the liberalization of postal services in the European Union Marilena Papuc, Anisia Popescu / 79 The evolution and the prospects of the romanian employment policy in the context of the european expansion Mădălina Militaru, Cezar Militaru / 86 Labour market in Romania between realities and perspectives George Ciobanu, Ilie Murăriţa / 91 The impact of the labor force migration in the European Space upon the business firms in Romania Alina-Daniela Mihalcea / 102 Compulsory private pensions – viable solution for the newly members of the European Union? Laura Elly Novac / 107 The impact of foreign direct investments upon the productivity of CEE economies Viorela Iacovoiu / 113 Romanian religious organization – social partners in development towards knowledge – based economy Andreea Strâmbu-Dima / 122 The impact of migration on demographic evolution Mariana Nicolae-Bălan, Brînduşa Mihaela Radu / 128 4 Romania in the EU. The Quality of Integration. Growth. Competence. Employment
The creative economy. A conceptual framework Mina Ivanovici / 135 The Romanian integration into the EU: classic bureaucracy or multilevel governance? Marian Negoiţă / 148 Explanatory research regarding foreign economic affairs internationalization by franchising operations Denisa Fugaru. Camelia Marin / 156 Economic convergence and cohesion Mirela Minica, Florin Franţ, Laura Iovu / 161 The competitiveness of the European business environment – the result of continuous care for consumer protection Cristina Grozea / 169 The national reform in the Romanian accountancy field Marian Socoliuc, Florin Boghean / 173 The impact of International Financial Reporting Standards over the evolution of the accountancy system in Romania Dorel Mateş, Veronica Grosu / 177 Integration impact upon Romanian accounting system Nicoleta Asaloş / 181 The hybrid nature of corporate governance codes: the battle for accountability Voicu D. Dragomir / 185 The dynamics of foreign direct investments in new member states of European Union Raluca Andreea Popa / 197 Culture and creation: sources of economic development and increase of the quality of life in EU Jianu Mureşan / 201 Economic development and globalization from the viewpoint of the European integration Mirela Mazilu, Roxana Marinescu / 206 The role of institutions and institutional change in economic development Gabriel Staicu, Adriana Staicu / 211 Institutions, entrepreneurship and economic performance in the EU Cosmin Marinescu, Marius Pană / 217 The institution of structural funds absorption and the economic agents’ behaviour Irina Zgreabăn / 224 Economic growth according to the principles of the sustainable development in the context of the European integration Cristina Popa, Karimov Hamza Tahir Oglu / 234 The sustainable development – major exigency for appreciating the finality of labour and of social action Andreea Stan Şerban / 237 Standard of leaving in Romania after admission to UE Anca Gabriela Molănescu / 244 Green accounting: using the planet’s natural resources in a sustainable way Lucian Cernuşca, Cristina Dima / 246 Contents 5
The role of economic instruments in implementing the water framework directive in Romania Carmen Lenuta Trică, Mariana Vuţă / 252 A new dimension of the management of agro-alimentary companies – collective ecologic responsibility Carmen Valentina Rădulescu / 258 Important aspects of the common agricultural policy in the period 2007-2013. Consequences for Romania Tiberiu Cristian Avrămescu / 264 The romanian european union integration impact on the sustainable economic development within apuseni mountains Liliana Paula Socol / 274 The quality of health services – a priority for Romania, part of the European Union Dorina Mocuţă / 280 Trade effects of European Intergration Claudia Dobre / 288 Contributions of management consultancy services to the development of the SME`s sector Daniela Roxana Mihai / 293 Evolution of communication services in Romania within the context of accession to the European Union Cristina Zdorovetchi, Ramona Puia / 300 How fair is the price? an analysis on price fairness perception process in Romania and its implications on European Union integration. Diana Maria Vrânceanu / 306 Towards a rational policy of subsidies Mariana Luminiţa Sârbovan / 312 The perspective of the public funds’ use with efficiency, efficacy and economy in the context of European integration Ioana Boboc / 316 Bridging the digital divide – approaches in a romanian and european context. The role of rural, disadvantaged-area telecenters in promoting social cohesion and overcoming the digital divide Sorin Kertesz / 322 Economic predictions and tendencies using data intelligent analysis techniques Radu Ioan Mogoş / 332 Structural funds – an important investment source Florina Vîrlănuţă, Florin Buhociu, Liliana Moga / 338 European Union exigencies regarding environment protection and their effects over costs Elena Liliana Moiceanu (Marin) / 341 Romania looking for competence on the european unique market Alexandra Adam, Amalia Cristescu / 346 Hazard analysis. Critical control Points system – european level requirements – foundation stone of food safety Elena Condrea, Veronica Popovici, Anca Cristina Stanciu / 349 Simple interest and discounting Constantin Anghelache, Mădălina – Gabriela Deatcu / 355 Elements of simple linear programming used in economic modeling Constantin Anghelache, Cătălin Deatcu / 366 6 Romania in the EU. The Quality of Integration. Growth. Competence. Employment
The profitability of agricultural explotations in terms of seasonality Cristian-Marian Barbu, Adrian Anica-Popa / 376 Sensitivity analysis of production unit cost of flour and the implication over the performance of the bread manufactures Adrian Anica-Popa, Cristian-Marian Barbu / 391 The role of innovation in the new economy. Evaluation and comparison of the European Union’s innovation performance Anca Mândruleanu / 403 Sustainability of Romanian fiscal policy based on reaction function Andreea Stoian, Emilia Câmpeanu / 408
EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATION IMPACT ON THE ROMANIAN CURRENT ACCOUNT