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János KORNAI
Harvard University
The study is beginning with some statistical data illustrating that the intellectual lies among the branches of the social sciences are very weak.
Keywords: system paradigm, interdisciplinary approach, separation, cooperation
JEL: B40, A12, A13
Disciplinele ştiinţelor sociale: separare sau cooperare

Cosmin MARINESCU
Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti
The ideas have a fundamental importance for world’s destiny.
Keywords: knowledge, economic science, methodology, ethics
JEL: B41, A11, D63
De la teoria relativităţii la relativizarea teoriei: moştenirea neoclasică

Aurel IANCU
Academia Română
This study offers from the beginning a survey about the institutional construction in the pre- and post-adhesion stages to European Economic and Monetary Union, about the exchange rate mechanism applied by the different countries and about convergence criteria.
Keywords: convergence criteria, exchange rate, exchange rate mechanism, euro zone, Balassa-Samuelson effect, marketable goods, non-marketable goods, the deviation index of exchange rate, equilibrium, appreciation, depreciation, purchasing power parity
JEL: F15, O57, F2, P37, P52
Convergenţa nominală

Andreea PAUL VASS
Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti
Our efforts of adjusting the political, economic, social and legislative systems emerged into a buoyant and dynamic economic environment after 2000.
Keywords: integration , competitiveness, productivity, public policy-making, absorption of EU funds
JEL: F15, O47, F59, H5, J24
Competitivitate. Un drum lung pentru a prinde Europa din urmă

Victor IANCU
KPMG Romania
The present paper sets out a presentation and an analysis of the patent system in the European Union in the context of the new economic policies accompanying the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy.
Keywords: industrial property, European patent, community patent, costs, public consultation, European policies
JEL: O34, F2, P48
Sistemul de brevetare din Uniunea Europeană în contextul economiei bazate pe cunoaştere

Carmen RADU
Universitatea “Nicolae Titulescu” din Bucureşti
The process of adhesion to the European structures imposes a certain direction to the capital markets and by this to the economic development.
Keywords: investments on the capital market, institutional investors, shareholders protection, financial instruments
JEL: G10, F15, F2, G24
Tendinţe şi mutaţii pe pieţele de capital

Sarmiza PENCEA
Institutul de Economie Mondială, Academia Română
Irrespective of their size, companies seem to be more efficient when they compete with one another, and more creative when they co-operate.
Keywords: competitiveness, clusters, business networks, industrial policy
JEL: O14, L16, F2, O32
Promovarea clusterelor industriale inovatoare, componentă a strategiilor de creştere a competitivităţii pe pieţele globale

Irina POPESCU
The study begins establishing the risk for the foreign direct investments of the international corporations.
Keywords: capital budget, foreign direct investment, foreign direct investment portfolio, international corporation
JEL: F21, F23
Analiza bugetului de capital în contextul portofoliului de investiţii străine directe al corporaţiei transnaţionale
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János KORNAI
Harvard University

Cosmin MARINESCU
Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti

Aurel IANCU
Academia Română

Andreea PAUL VASS
Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti

Victor IANCU
KPMG Romania

Carmen RADU
Universitatea “Nicolae Titulescu” din Bucureşti

Sarmiza PENCEA
Institutul de Economie Mondială, Academia Română

Irina POPESCU

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