Editor in chief • Gabriela Carmen PASCARIU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Managing editor • Mihaela Tofan, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Associate Editors: • Sebastien BOURDIN, EM Normandie, France • Tomaz Ponce DENTINHO, Azore University , Portugal • Kosjenka DUMANČIĆ, Unversity of Zagreb, Croatia • Karima KOURTIT, Open University, Open University • Peter NIJKAMP, Open University, Open University • Cristian NITOIU,  Aston University, United Kingdom • Gilles ROUET, University de Versaille St - Quentin - en - Yvelines, France Editors: • Ciprian ALUPULUI,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Carina BRANZILA,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Alexandra CEHAN,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Elena CIORTESCU,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Bogdan-Constantin IBANESCU,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Andra IFTIME,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Cristian INCALȚĂRĂU,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Sorin MAZILU,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Teodor Lucian MOGA,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania • Ramona ȚIGĂNAȘU,   Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,  Romania

International Advisory Board • Alin-Marius ANDRIES, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID  • Marius BALAN, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania    | ORCID • Amitrajeet A. BATABYAL, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA • Lasha BAZHUNAISHVILI, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia   | ORCID • Christian BELLAK, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria   | ORCID • Tanja A. BÖRZEL, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany   | ORCID • Miruna BUTNARU TRONCOTA, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania   | ORCID • Roberta CAPELLO, Politecnico of Milan, Italy   | ORCID • Melania-Gabriela CIOT, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania   | ORCID • Valentin COJANU, The Academy of Economics Studies, Romania   | ORCID • Daniela-Luminita CONSTANTIN, The Academy of Economic Studies, Romania   | ORCID • Romana Emilia CRAMARENCO, Babeș Bolyai University of Cluj- Napoca, Romania   | ORCID • Rodica CRUDU, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Republic of Moldova   | ORCID • Bartosz CZEPIL, University of Opole, Poland   | ORCID • Lucian DÎRDALĂ, Dunărea de Jos University Galati, Romania   | ORCID • Gabriela DRAGAN, Bucharest Economic University, Romania   | ORCID • Zeynep ELBURZ, Institution Izmir Institute of Technology, The Netherlands  | ORCID • Ugo FRATESI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy | ORCID • Corneliu IATU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID • Vasile ISAN, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID • Stanislav IVANOV, Varna University of Management, Bulgaria   | ORCID • Jarosław JAŃCZAK, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Poland     | ORCID • Kaloyan KOLEV, Varna University of Economics, Bulgaria   | ORCID • Elena KOROSTELEVA, University of Kent, United Kingdom   | ORCID • Anatoliy KRUGLASHOV, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine   | ORCID • Dulce LOPES, University of Coimbra, Portugal   | ORCID • Liviu-George MAHA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID • Jaroslav MIHÁLIK, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia     | ORCID • Dumitru MIRON, The Academy of Economic Studies, Romania   | ORCID • Cristina MORARI, Moldova State University, Republic of Moldova   | ORCID • Fernando Rubiera MOROLLON, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain   | ORCID • Vinko MUŠTRA, University of Split, Croatia  | ORCID • Bogdana NEAMȚU, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania   | ORCID • José NORONHA RODRIGUES, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal   | ORCID • Mihaela ONOFREI, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID • Tiiu PAAS, University of Tartu, Estonia   | ORCID • Ilona PÁLNÉ KOVÁCS, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungary   | ORCID • Katerina PANTAZATOU, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg   | ORCID • George PETRAKOS, University of Thessaly, Greece   | ORCID • Roman PETROV, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine   | ORCID • Carmen PINTILESCU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID • Alexandru-Florin PLATON, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID • Olesea PLOTNIC, State University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova   | ORCID • Cristian POPESCU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID • Andrés RODRÍGUEZ-POSE, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom | ORCID • Andrea SCHMIDT, University of Pécs, Hungary   | ORCID • Marta SIMÕES, University of Coimbra, Portugal   | ORCID • Virgil STOICA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   | ORCID • Marina TOGER, Uppsala University, Sweden   | ORCID • André TORRE, National Institute for Agronomic Research and the University of Paris-Saclay, France | ORCID • Maciej TURALA, University of Lodz, Poland   | ORCID • Kateřina ŽENKOVÁ RUDINCOVÁ, University of Ostrava, Czechia     | ORCID