Nicoleta Mihaela Doran

• Associate Professor
• University of Craiova

The primary focus and innovation of this study lie in examining the role of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in advancing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the EU member states during the 2015–2023 period. For this purpose, the EU member states were categorized into two groups: Group A (lower-income...

This study explores the complex relationship between innovation and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors within the 27 European Union (EU) member states over the period 2017–2023. Drawing on a comprehensive dataset and grounded in theoretical frameworks, the research investigates how different innovatio...

This study aims at shedding light on how e-commerce contributes to climate change in European Union countries. To explore this relationship, we introduced a novel index designed to measure the evolution of climate change as the dependent variable, while considering e-commerce activities as the independent variable within 2011 to 2022 period. Our in...

This study explores the interplay between digital transformation and environmental sustainability in four emerging European Union economies—Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Romania—through the lens of geographic information science and technology (GIS&T). Leveraging panel data from 2010 to 2022, digitalization is quantified through infrastructure, af...

Agricultural financing is a key global topic impacting sustainable development, food security, and environmental protection. This article presents a bibliometric analysis of research evolution in agricultural financing from 1975–2025, using the Web of Science and VOSviewer 1.6.18 platforms. The findings indicate a significant increase in interest,...

This study examines the impact of EU agricultural expenditures on renewable energy production and energy efficiency in the agricultural sector across nine Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries over the period 2015–2022. The analysis is based on a panel dataset compiled from European Commission databases, incorporating annual expenditures und...

The aim and novelty of this study lie in analyzing the role of the European Social Fund (ESF) in supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within European Union (EU) countries over the 2015–2023 period. EU Member States were grouped into two clusters: Cluster A (15 lower-income states) and Cluster B (12 higher-income...

This study investigates the sector-specific economic impacts of robot density across countries with varying levels of technological adoption. The analysis focuses on three key sectors—manufacturing, industry (excluding construction), and construction—using panel data from 12 European Union countries between 2016 and 2022. To explore these relations...

This study examines the impact of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funds, specifically the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (FEADR) and the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA), on a range of economic, social, and environmental outcomes across European regions. Utilizing Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squa...

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the interest in the field of university-industry partnerships for sustainable development. The research methodology involves conducting a bibliometric analysis based on a quantitative research method, in the form of an inventory of publishing activities in the chosen field for study. The analysis consist...

This paper presents a detailed bibliometric analysis of the interaction between financial development and climate change, with the main aim of elucidating the current state of research in this area, identifying existing gaps, and guiding future researchers interested in this rapidly expanding field. The study used VOSviewer software version 1.6.18...

The aim of this study is to investigate the existence of electricity price bubbles and identify the factors that contribute to their formation by conducting a comparative analysis between a developed country, Germany, and an emerging country, Romania. We employ the generalized sup ADF test, utilizing bi-annual data spanning from 2007 to 2022. Our f...

The main objective of the study is to highlight the impact that the use of electronic commerce (e-commerce), electronic banking (e-banking) services have on climate change in European Union (EU) countries. Thus, we built a panel model to evaluate the correlations between e-commerce, e–banking, electronic sales channels, and climate change mitigatio...

This study investigates the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI), industrial robots, and renewable energy consumption, driven by the rapid technological advancements and widespread adoption of AI tools in various industries. This research aims to evaluate the environmental implications of these technologies, specifically their impact o...

This study delves into the dynamic relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental performance, with a specific focus on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across European countries from 2012 to 2022. Utilizing data on industrial robots, AI companies, and AI investments, we examine how AI adoption influences GHG emissions. Prelimina...

The importance of artificial intelligence in the banking industry is reflected in the speed at which financial institutions are adopting and implementing AI solutions to improve their services and adapt to new market demands. The aim of this research is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the involvement of artificial intelligence in the banking...

This paper investigates the viability of environmental taxes as a means to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions within the European Union (EU) using the panel threshold model on two balanced panel data comprising countries from the European Union: the Northern and Western countries and Southern and Eastern countries for the period 2000-2020. The study...

In response to climate change that threatens both economic and social sustainable development, governments adopt strict environmental policy measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage the use of energy from renewable sources. The main purpose of this study is to investigate to what extent the strictness of environmental policy can in...

Exploring the safe-haven characteristics of bitcoin from novel perspectives is crucial to diversify the investment and reap the benefits. This investigation employs bootstrap full-and sub-sample techniques to probe time-varying interrelation between global supply chain pressure (GSCP) and bitcoin price (BP), and further answer if “digital gold” cou...

The aim of this review was to analyze to what extent the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR), environment and energy has been addressed in the specialized literature and which are the deficient segments in this regard. VOSviewer was used for data extraction, mapping and grouping the articles from journals that have been index...

The phenomenon of digitisation of the public sector is an irreversible process that affects both the way public institutions are organised and the communication relationships between people and institutions. The COVID-19 pandemic represented a challenge and a strong impetus in accelerating the digitisation process of public administration at the gl...

The aim of the present study is to find solutions for better management of online education, starting from students’ perspectives regarding the challenges they encountered in the last two years when online courses were imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research methodology we used was partial least squares structural equation modelling base...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nexus between financial (banking) accessibility and economic growth in the context of the digitization process. Thus, we built a panel model to evaluate the correlations between the banking accessibility and economic growth during 2010–2021 period for the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC)....

To make steps in society towards a more sustainable future, countries must meet the targets established by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, factors that could impact the environmental indicators should be analysed. Therefore, this study aims to identify the correlations between financial development and environmental perform...

The aim of this research is to point out the impact that the application of the agri-environmental policy has on the economic growth and on the quality of the environment, these being the main aspects targeted by the practice of a sustainable agriculture. The research is conducted based on the agri-environment indicators for Romania for the period...

The COVID-19 pandemic deeply impacted not only human wealth but also all segments of the economy as well as the field of technology. Thus, the purpose of this paper was to analyze the effects that the pandemic crisis and digitization have had on the financial performance of banks in Central and Eastern European Union countries (CEEC) during the 201...

Food waste is an important problem that should be carefully addressed in order to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDG) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, mainly the 2nd—Zero Hunger and the 12th—Responsible Consumption and Production. The main objectives of the paper are: establishing the food waste conte...

The political context of the 1990s generated significant changes in the territorial structure and migratory behaviour of Romanian regions, as well as a severe economic decline and an increase in development disparities between the East and West. The main objective of this research is to analyse the empirical relationship between economic growth and...

The main objective of the research is to analyze the factors which influence the intention to start an intergenerational family business in a developing economy, highlighting the measures that can be implemented by decision-makers to stimulate these initiatives. PLS-SEM was used to analyze the data issued from 200 valid questionnaires. The survey w...

In order to evaluate the degree of sustainable development at CEEC (Central and Eastern European Countries) by means of an aggregate indicator and to determine if the government expenditures in the field of environment, environment protection, fuel, energy, education and social protection could influence the achievement of the Europa 2020 targets,...

The main aim of this research article is to develop an econometric model in order to establish the influence of green performance on digitization, green production and environment commitment. The data was collected through a questionnaire- based survey on companies’ representatives. The analysis was made using the Partial Least Square ‒ Structural...

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing e-commerce and to evaluate the long and short-term impacts on the development of e-commerce activity. After establishing the hypotheses to verify, we use multiple panel regressions to test the influence of education level, consumer’s residence, consumer’s labour market status, interne...

Blue Economy represents a new and interesting concept on a global level, both from the economic potential but also by the fact that it can be used to reduce environmental degradation. The main goal of this research is to identify the causality relations between the greenhouse gas emissions, the Blue Economy and economic growth based on a panel of a...

Implementing public policies linked to sustainable development is a global challenge for most countries that focused their efforts on identifying and improving the factors that led to environment degradation. The current paper analyzes the influence of primary indicators of public finances (public debt and budget deficit) on renewable-energy consum...

Generation Z spends much time on mobile Internet and less time accessing Internet services using desktop computers. These traits make them an important niche that can be targeted by retailers. The objective of the present study is to analyze the impact of online advertising, social influence, and usage motivation on the behavioral intention related...

To mitigate the negative effects of climate change on the environment, the Member States of the European Union implement fiscal measures and commit budgetary expenditures to ensure sustainable economic development. Romania, in line with the Union’s objectives, resorted to the application of a system of environmental taxes and provided in the budget...

According to the objectives of the European Union concerning the climate changes, Member States should take all the necessary measures in order to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of this study is to identify the causality relations between greenhouse gases emissions, added value from agriculture, renewable energy consumption, and econo...

The aim and novelty of this study consist of estimating the nexus between CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions, energy use, economic growth, and financial development for ten Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) over the 2000–2017 period, starting from Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) theory. The Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) me...

One of the European Union’s (EU) objectives regarding climate change is a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, ensuring that member states focus on sustainable development. The aim of this study was the comparison of a three-dimensional relationship between green taxation, environmental performance and economic growth for the time per...

The purpose of the study is to analyze the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities carried out by some of the Romanian banks. The study is based on the secondary data taken from the annual reports of the banks. The analysis includes the following variables: education, culture, environment and social. The results show that though the Romani...

Considering the importance of analyzing the budget balance in the Member States of the European Union, in this article we set out to highlight how the Member States have succeeded to manage the budget revenues to cover the proposed expenses, especially during the global economic crisis that started in 2008. Thus, in our research we analyzed the evo...

Romania needs a change of the current development paradigm to face the challenges of the 21st century. As a member of the European Union, leaders in Romania are is interested in implementing the principles of sustainable development at a national level to reduce development gaps, to increase citizens’ well-being, and to preserve a clean environment...

The paper investigates the causal link between remittances and economic growth in Romania. Starting from the debates regarding the relative contribution of international migrants’ remittances to sustainable economic development, this paper proposes an econometric analysis of the effects of remittances on the Romanian economy. The article shows that...

The paper shows the environmental taxes evolution during the last decade, from 2006 to 2015, for the European Union Member States. In the first part of the paper we presented briefly the evolution of green taxes since their appearance to the present, including an analysis related to the contribution of revenues from this type of taxes to the nation...

The integration of different states in a already existing union or in a new one represents a long-lasting process involving harmonisations on various fields - political, economic, legislative, social, cultural, technological, informational, etc. Besides the integration of the states and of the different authorities in a common mechanist, the busine...