The series is aimed at publishing peer-reviewed articles presented at the International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS), organized yearly by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. Each volume is associated with a particular edition of the conference. ICESS welcomes empirical and theoretical work, especially in the economics, business, finance, and management fields.

DVISORY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

CLOD I?CHI Roxana, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

SABIE Oana Matilda, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STATE Olimpia, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

HER?ELIU Claudiu, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

ALBU Nadia, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STANEF-PUICÃ Roberta Mihaela, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

PÃTÃRLÃGEANU Simona Roxana, Ph.D. Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

CÂMPEANU Emilia, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

SIMION Cezar-Petre, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DUMITRU Ionel, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

PÃUN Cristian Valeriu, Ph.D., Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

LAZÃR Valentin, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania