Valentina Vasile is the Director of the Institute of National Economy, Romanian Academy, Bucharest (Romania), full professor of economics at Nicolae Titulescu University of Bucharest (Romania) and PhD adviser in economics. She participated in various national and international interdisciplinary research projects, with a main focus on labor economics, migration, human capital, digital economy and employment, social policies, education, macroeconomics, sustainable development, resilience, and circular economy.
Elena Bunduchi is a Lecturer at the Center for Economic Research, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures (Romania), and at the Institute of National Economy, Romanian Academy, Bucharest (Romania). She holds a PhD in Economics from Romanian Academy. Her research focuses on foreign direct investment, macroeconomics, migration, fiscal policy and taxation, and financial management.