Economica

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Authors: Olga PANIS

The purpose of this paper is to expose some statistical issues of the unit labour costs. Conceptually, the unit labour costs results from the ratio between two factors that it determine - compensation per employee and labour productivity, and is considered as an indicator of inflationary pressures received from the labour market and can be considered as an indicator describing cost competitiveness of economy. Therefore, the unit cost of labour was seen in correlation with industrial producer price index and the nominal effective exchange rate, the prospect of detecting of correlation between these indicators.

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Authors: Alina SUSLENCO

Ensuring and maintaining staff competitiveness on the national and international level, the quantification of effective ways of enhancing competitive advantages of the national economy, are crucial strategies for socio-economic development of world countries. This article investigates the determinant aspects of the interdependencies between competitiveness and human capital for the purposes of statistically evaluating the observed connections. The research methodology is focused on use of the following methods: analysis, synthesis, comparison, induction, abduction, scientific abstraction, and modelling. Based on the research, we can conclude that there are direct links between competitiveness and human capital, thus, with the growth of enterprise human capital, the competitiveness of the companies will increase simultaneously.

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Authors: Silvia ZAHARCO

In the economic field the price’s presence is obvious because the category of price comprises all the problems concerning economic development: production, goods, labour, information, capital, investments, transport, services, land exploitation etc. These relations turn the problem of prices analyses into their scientific investigation. The price is a multidimensional concept which through its economic and psychological valences proves to be both a macroeconomic and a microeconomic tool that can be used by the firm as the basic element in taking its strategic and tactic decisions. In the activity of any firm that produces goods and services the price has a special role of great importance in order to reach the final goal – profit increase.

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Authors: Marina SOLOVIOVA

The article tackles the issue of balance of payments current account sustainability as exemplified by the Republic of Moldova. To that end, we have used the conventional criteria for BOP assessment described by Milesi-Ferretti, Razin (1996), Roubini, Wachtel (1997). The results show that, although several positive aspects have been found, in general terms the current account of the Republic of Moldova is in a state of persistent imbalance and is not sustainable.

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Authors: Raluca-Mariana DRAGOESCU, Ioan-Maria BUCERZAN (PRECUP), Ramona BERE (SILVESTRU)

Determining the efficiency of public spending on education is a current topic in economic research. Hence, in this article we aim to estimate the relative efficiency of public spending on tertiary education within the EU member states. For this purpose we use the DEA method (Data Envelopment Analysis) which is a non-parametric method derived from linear programming. The input variable used is public spending on education per student (level ISCED 5 and 6) expressed in PPS (CHELT variable), and as output variable we considered the total number of graduates per 1000 persons age 20 to 29 years. The results show that Bulgaria, Romania and Poland represent the efficiency frontier, countries for which the lowest expenditures per student are recorded.

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Authors: Neli MUNTEAN, Iulian MUNTEAN

Every enterprise tending to meet the demands of the market economy, irrespective of the activity profile, legal form, dimension and socio-economic space where it activates, has to adapt all the time to the risky situations likely to appear both in the current activity, and in the perspective one. Thus, the problem of the risks evaluation and management has a significant importance in the field of the management theory and practice, internal planning and control of the enterprise. The study of different approaches regarding the “risk” concept is characterised by a large variety of theoretical and applicative definitions. It is impossible to formulate some recommendations of risk analysis or/and assessment in entrepreneurial activity without knowing the justified essence of risk concept. In the work hereby, a new concept of risk in entrepreneurial activity has been elaborated, approved and proposed for use, generated by the intent to increase the efficacy of the whole process in the field. The presence of these aspects of scientific investigation gives the article originality and update.