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Aug
2026

Non-Standard Determinants of Land Prices in Hedonic Pricing Models: Evidence from Poland

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
The main inspiration for conducting this study, based on literary study and their own experiences, is the growing complexity of investment procedures and the dynamic changes in the property market. Traditional valuation criteria, such as location or floor area, are now insufficient, as the market…
11
Aug
2026

Energy Poverty Among Households in EU Countries: A Panel Data Analysis

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
The household is a key subject of economic analysis, particularly in the context of inequalities in access to essential goods. One manifestation of these constraints is energy poverty, defined as a situation in which excessive expenditure on energy prevents households from achieving an optimal consumption…
11
Aug
2026

Financial Crises and Psychological Distress: The Role of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) as a Clinical Intervention

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
Individual financial crises - including personal debt, income loss, and unemployment - represent one of the strongest psychosocial risk factors for mental disorders in adult populations, yet clinical practice lacks validated interventions specifically designed for this context. This article addresses three convergent gaps: the absence…
11
Aug
2026

Who Benefits from Adopting the New Offshore Law in Romania

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
A sequel to research from previous years, this article deals with a very controversial topic of recent times, namely the need to urgently start exploiting hydrocarbon reserves in the Black Sea continental shelf, and the benefits that the Romanian state can obtain from these operations.…
11
Aug
2026

Economic Inequality from an Institutional Perspective: A New Institutional Economics and Public Choice Analysis of Piketty’s Redistributive Architecture

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
This paper examines Thomas Piketty’s proposals for reducing economic inequality through the lens of New Institutional Economics (NIE) as the primary analytical framework, complemented by Public Choice Theory as a secondary explanatory layer addressing political constraints. Inequality is conceptualized as an institutional outcome embedded in…
11
Aug
2026

Public-Private Partnership as a Mechanism for Public Investment Implementation in Local Government Units: An Institutional Approach – the Case of Poland

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
This paper examines institutional factors influencing the implementation of public investments by local government units in Poland using public-private partnerships (PPP). The study adopts a descriptive-analytical approach supported by statistical analysis and grounded in the theoretical framework of new institutional economics. The empirical analysis is…
11
Aug
2026

Optimal Investment Decisions in Oil Industry

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
As part of larger research that deals with modeling different aspects concerning the oil and gas industry, this paper explores the possibilities of building operational models for optimal decisions in the oil industry with the aid of mathematical programming, aiming at the analysis of investment…
11
Aug
2026

Comparative Developments in the Transport Market in the EU and Romania since 2000, under the Influence of Stress Factors

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
The transport market is an essential element in the functioning of modern economies, being deeply influenced by a series of economic, geopolitical, energy, climate, and health stressors. Since 2000, the European Union has gone through multiple episodes of instability—the global financial crisis, successive enlargements, accelerated…
10
Aug
2026

Performance Evaluation of In-Database Statistical Methods Using SAP HANA Predictive Analysis Library

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
The increasing demand for real-time analytics has driven the development of in-database analytical frameworks that integrate statistical processing directly into database systems. SAP HANA Predictive Analysis Library (PAL) represents a prominent implementation of this paradigm. However, there is limited empirical evidence evaluating its performance compared…
10
Aug
2026

Medical Savings Accounts and Healthcare Reform in Poland: A Critical Analysis

Economic Development, Finance and Public Policy: 47ECO 2026
The healthcare system in Poland is controversial. Waiting times for tests, procedures, surgeries, or appointments with specialists are often last many months. From this perspective, the healthcare system in Poland is inefficient and underfunded . There is a widespread belief in Polish society that, thanks…