Economic Convergence in European Union (ECEU), 23rd edition. Fractured Convergence: Geoeconomics, Digital Sovereignty, and Resilience in a Polarized World

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• Diplomacy as a non-lethal weapon: economic sanctions in the EU-US-China relationship and their effect on trade
  Tabita Nicoleta Alexandru, Mihai Cristian Manolescu
• Managing sensitive data under public control: digital borders and cybersecurity in a state-owned lottery platform — a conceptual and institutional analysis with evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
  Ionuț-Valeriu Andrei
• Comparative analysis of fiscal sustainability in Romania and Hungary. Empirical evidence for the period 2015–2024
  Adela Ramona Bălan, Gabriel Staicu
• The dominant role of trust and security over data privacy in digital services: a comparative study of telemedicine users and non-users
  Abigaela Bîlbîie
• Comparative assessment of development in G20 countries using Human Development Index, Social Progress Index, and Taxonomic Measures
  N. Vansiya Yogesh, Andaish Qiamuddin, Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav
• Household consumption and monetary policy transmission in non-Euro EU economies: a VECM comparison of Romania and Poland
  Mihaela Roberta Stanef-Puică, Denisa Bogdan, Florentina Pascu, Răzvan Bărbosu
• Behavioral biases in public digital investment decisions: a comparative analysis of convergence patterns in the European Union
  Giulia-Maria Botan
• Unregulated social media consumption and human capital formation in the Romanian educational system: a policy and empirical alignment analysis
  Alexandra Constantin, Corina-Daniela Mihai, Silviu Mihai Dragomir, Diana-Georgiana Barau (Dinu)
• Forced digitalization of primary education in Romania in a pandemic context: an analysis of educational innovation and the adaptability of the actors involved
  Irene-Ioana Drăghici, Maria-Cristina Eremia, Simona-Sorinela Săndulescu, Gheorghe-Alexandru Stativă
• BIG & SMALL – big data adoption and the SME productivity gap: a comparative perspective
  Edi-Cristian Dumitra, Iulia-Constanta Petre, Alexandra Paula Puiu, Beatrice Mihaela Popescu, Adriana-Bianca Raiu
• Machiavellianism in the shadow economy: a contemporary influence on fiscal stability
  Maria Silvia Grecu, Bianca Motorga, Livia Cristina Șchiopu
• AI-augmented governance and economic convergence in the European Union: evidence from emerging markets
  Anamaria-Cristina Ilie
• Examining the income inequality and poverty trends in Romania
  Ionuț Jianu, Maria-Daniela Tudorache
• Strategic convergences in European labor markets: the synergistic role of human capital and digital transformation in Industry 5.0
  Robert-Ștefan Uricaru, Alexandra-Ioana Murariu, Darius-Radu Onea, Eliza-Nicoleta Negoi
• Human capital as a catalyst for sustainable economic development in emerging economies
  Alexandra-Ioana Murariu, Gabriel Cristian Dumitru, Vlad Vîrjan, Flavius-Mihai Dărășteanu
• Cybersecurity as a governance challenge: evidence from EU member states
  Adriana Elena Porumboiu
• Balancing learning and earning: interactions between education, minimum wage, and youth employment in Romania
  Viorela-Denisa Stroe, Daria Elisa Vuc
• The Paradox of Green Security: how renewable transitions reshape global power dynamics
  Alexandru Toma