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Mobility Pact. How to use data and strategic partnerships at citylevel for civic projects that improve the quality of life in Cluj‐Napoca and the region
This report is one of the urban mobility projects supported by Urban Innovation Unit program, through which we aimed to understand the causes behind the current trafc congestion in Cluj, and what future actions could be implemented by the Cluj 2.1 program, local government, companies and universities.
Pact pentru mobilitate. Cum putem utiliza date și parteneriate strategice la nivel de oraș pentru proiecte civice care îmbunătățesc calitatea vieții în Cluj‐Napoca și în regiune
Acest raport este unul dintre proiectele de mobilitate urbană susținute de programul Urban Innovation Unit, prin care ne-am propus să înțelegem cauzele din spatele congestiei actuale a traficului din Cluj și ce acțiuni viitoare ar putea fi implementate de programul Cluj 2.1, administrația locală, companii și universități.
Viitorul muncii în Cluj‐Napoca & Zona Metropolitană Cluj. Impactul automatizării și digitalizării asupra muncii și capitalului
Impactul automatizării și digitalizării asupra muncii și capitalului în Cluj-Napoca și zona metropolitană
Munca în cultură și cultura muncii. Tendințele de transformare ale modului de organizare a muncii. Studii de caz cu privire la munca în cultură și munca informală în Cluj-Napoca și zona metropolitană
Spatial clustering behaviour of Covid-19 conditioned by the development level: Case study for the administrative units in Romania
This study addresses the lack of local-level spatial analyses of Covid-19 in Romania by examining infection rates in administrative units (cities, towns, communes) from March to May 2021. Using global and local Moran I coefficients, significant clustering in infection rates is identified. Spatial smoothing and regressions reveal that these clusters are influenced by local development levels, measured through unemployment rates and the Local Human Development Index. The results highlight the characteristics of Romania's 3rd wave, marked by a quadratic trend.
Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance Markets
This study analyzes the factors influencing private health insurance (PHI) markets across 30 European countries, using data from Insurance Europe, the World Bank, and Standard and Poor’s. Beyond socio-economic factors, it highlights the role of macrofinancial aggregates. Cross-sectional regressions with White corrections and spatial econometrics reveal clustering and behavioral contagion effects between countries.
Study on Companies from the Energy Sector from the Perspective of Performance through the Operating Cash Flow
This study examines the relationship between financial performance (cash flow and profitability) and labor productivity or management rates in energy companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. Using panel regression models, findings reveal a significant negative correlation between operating cash flow and stock rotation duration but no link between productivity and cash flow. Productivity positively influences return on assets and equity, while stock turnover duration and the gap between payment and receivables duration have no significant impact on cash flow or profitability.
A Typology of Shrinking Cities: The Social and Economic Dynamic of Romanian Urban Network 2010-2020
This paper explores multiple shrinkage trajectories in the context of extended urbanization in Romanian cities. Using principal component analysis and k-means clustering, it develops a typology that highlights shrinkage as a multifaceted process influenced by diverse factors such as human development, governance, and economic growth. The findings reveal distinct, localized shrinkage identities and show that urban regrowth is not confined to city cores but involves complex dynamics in peri-urban areas, where shrinking cores coexist with expanding peripheries.
Book Review: Forma urmează situației: Orașul contemporan anticipat de situaționiști (The Form Follows the Situation: The Contemporary City Anticipated by Situationists), Silviu Medeșan, București: Ozalid, 2021, 334 pages.
Book Review: Forma urmează situației: Orașul contemporan anticipat de situaționiști (The Form Follows the Situation: The Contemporary City Anticipated by Situationists), Silviu Medeșan, București: Ozalid, 2021, 334 pages.