Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 8 / 2012 (573)
The new economic geography and regional policy in Romania
“Gh. Zane” University, Iaşi
Ion POHOAŢĂ
„Al.I. Cuza” University, Iaşi
Flavian CLIPA
“Gh. Zane” University, Iaşi
Abstract. The aim of our paper is to capture, using logical analysis and graphic modelling, the implications of the new economic geography (NEG) in terms of regional policy in Romania, aiming to answer the question whether NEG and agglomeration economies should concern the policy makers in our country. The analysis of the macroeconomic model based on the interdependencies between regional disparities, agglomeration and economic growth shows that in the case of coreperiphery dual regional structured economies, the cohesion policy effects can be avoided, in that the central agglomeration will generate a higher growth rate at national level, but with the price of amplifying the existent regional disparities. One way of dampening this negative effect over Romania is to launch an innovation and knowledge-promoting policy, by developing regional innovation systems.
Contents
The new economic geography and regional policy in Romania
Recent evidence on concentration and competition in Turkish banking sector
Solutions against crisis applicable to the oro-dental health system in Romania
The bad public decisions’ ripple – setting the education off balance. Marketing simulation – education design decisions
Prepayment risk, impact on credit products
Financial stability, monetary policy and budgetary coordination in EMU
Central Bank independence
Re(De)-Forming public administration: an expert outlook on reform planning in Romania
The economic crisis – implications on methods and instruments used in quality of life studies
The Wagner hypothesis from the perspective of the Romanian economy
Effects of interest rate, exchange rate and their volatilities on stock prices: evidence from banking industry of Pakistan
Considerations on hospital financing in the context of health care decentralization