Editor in chief • Gabriela Carmen PASCARIU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  Managing editor • Mihaela Tofan, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  Editors: • Teodor Lucian MOGA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  • Cristian NITOIU, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom  • Gilles ROUET, University de Versaille St - Quentin - en - Yvelines, Paris - Saclay  • Dimitris TRIANTAPHYLLOU, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey  • Ramona ȚIGĂNAȘU,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  Associate Editors: • Marius BALAN, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  • Carina BRANZILA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  • Elena CIORTESCU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  • Lucian DÎRDALĂ, M. Kogalniceanu University, Iasi, Romania  • Corneliu IAŢU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  • Liviu George MAHA,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  Executive Editors • Ciprian ALUPULUI, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania  • Bogdan IBANESCU, 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  • Loredana SIMIONOV, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania 

International Advisory Board • Alin ANDRIES, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania    • Christian AUBIN, University of Poitiers, France • Iordan Gheorghe BĂRBULESCU, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania   • Christian BELLAK, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria • Tanja A. BÖRZEL, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany • Valentin COJANU, The Academy of Economics Studies, Bucharest, Romania • Daniela Luminita CONSTANTIN, The Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania • Romana CRAMARENCO, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania  • Yves DENECHERE, Universite d'Angers, France • Giorgio DOMINESE, Rome Tor Vergata University, Italy • Gabriela DRAGAN, Director of The European Institute in Romania • Adelaide DUARTE, University of Coimbra, Portugal • Haico EBBERS, Nijenrode University, Netherlands • Nathalie FABRY, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, Paris, France • Adriana GIURGIU, University of Oradea, Romania • Keith HITCHINS, University of Illinois, USA • Ioan HORGA, University of Oradea, Romania • Gabor HUNYA, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Austria • Gheorghe IACOB, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania • Vasile ISAN, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania • Adrian IVAN, Babes Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania • Kaloyan KOLEV, Varna University of Economics, Bulgaria • Elena KOROSTELEVA, University of Kent, United Kingdom • Hrant KOSTANYAN, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, Belgium • Sandrine LEVASSEUR,OFCE-Center for Economic Sciences Research, Paris, France • Dumitru MIRON, The Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania • Jose NORONHA RODRIGUES, Assistant Azores University, Portugal • Mihaela ONOFREI, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania • Tiiu PAAS, University of Tartu, Estonia • Dimitris PAPADIMITRIOU, University Manchester, United Kingdom • George PETRAKOS, University of Thessaly, Greece • Roman PETROV, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine • David PHINNEMORE, Queen's University Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland • Carmen PINTILESCU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania • Alexandru-Florin PLATON, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania • Ion POHOATA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania • Adrian POP, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania • Cristian POPESCU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania • Manuel PORTO, Coimbra University, Portugal • Vasile PUSCAS, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania • Laura RESMINI, Bocconi University, Italy • Matthew RHODES, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany • Philippe ROLLET, Université Lille 1, France • Iulia SIEDSCHLAG, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland • Marta C. N. SIMÕES, University of Coimbra, Portugal • Olesea SIRBU, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova • Virgil STOICA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania • Miklos SZANYI, University of Debrecen, Hungary • Miruna TRONCOTA, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania  • Stacy VANDEVEER, University of New Hampshire, USA • Grigore VASILESCU, Moldova State University, Chisinau, Moldova • Grazyna WOJTKOWSKA-ŁODEJ,  Warsaw School of Economics, Poland • Zofia WYSOKINSKA, University of Lodz, Poland • Gheorghe ZAMAN, National Economy Institute, Romania