Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Having your career path decided too early: the effects of high school track on education-occupation mismatch, joint with Cristian Incaltarau ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Sabina Diac ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), and Alexandra Claudia Grosu ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Journal of International Manpower, 2024. Link to article
Nurse migration: Long-run determinants and dynamics of flows in response to health and economic shocks, joint with Cristian Incaltarau ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), and Peter Nijkamp (Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands), World Development, 2024, 174. Link to article
A scoping review of technological interventions to address ethnicity-related peer aggression, joint with Heidi Vandebosch (University of Antwerp ), Anna Lisa Amodeo (University of Naples Federico II ), Sara Pabian (University of Antwerp & Tilburg University ), Piotr Plichta (University of Wrocław ), Zrinka Puharic (University of Applied Sciences Bjelovar), Jacek Pyzalski (Adam Mickiewicz University), Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2022, 67. Link to article
The Illusion of Urbanization: Impact of an Administrative Reform on Communities’ Resilience, joint with Peter Nijkamp (Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands), Cristian Incaltarau ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), and Mihaela David (Romanian Academy Iasi Branch), International Regional Science Review, 2021, 44(1), pp. 33-84. Link to article
Brain drain from Romania: what do we know so far about the Romanian medical diaspora?, joint with Andreea Moraru ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Eastern Journal of European Studies. 2020, 11(1), pp. 309-334. Link to article
Physicians' Brain Drain - A Gravity Model of Migration Flows, joint with Raul Ramos (University of Barcelona), Globalization and Health. 2020, 16(7). Link to article
The Impact of Parental Labor Migration on Left-Behind Children's Educational and Psychosocial Outcomes. Evidence from Romania, joint with Friedhelm Pfeiffer (ZEW, University of Mannheim). Population, Space and Place. 2020, 26(2), e2277. Link to article
Austerity Plan Announcements and the Impact on the Employees' Wellbeing, Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017, Vol. 63, pp 1-16. Link to article
Educational Performance Gaps in Eastern Europe, joint with Ruben Seiberlich (ZHAW School of Management and Law, Switzerland), Economics of Transition, 2013, 21 (4), pp 731-756. Link to article
A Comparative Analysis of the Public Spending Efficiency of the New EU Member States: A DEA Approach, joint with Livia Baciu ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade, 2014, Vol. 50 (S4), pp 31-36. Link to article
Development and Validation of a Risk-Prediction Nomogram for In-Hospital Mortality in Adults Poisoned with Drugs and Non- Pharmaceutical Agents: An Observational Study, joint with Catalina Lionte (“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi), Victorita Sorodoc (“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi), and Elisabeta Jaba ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Medicine, 2017, Vol. 96(12): e6404. Link to article
Work in progress
Tracking Deferral and Health in Old Age: The Impact of Education Reforms in the Former Eastern Bloc, joint with Cristian Incaltarau ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi).
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Inequalities in International Student Mobility: A Systematic Literature Review, Joana Almeida (University of Warwick, UK), Ewa Krzaklewska (Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Poland), David Nika (German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Germany), Nicolai Netz (German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Germany), Joyce Aguiar (Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), Portugal), Alina Botezat, Thais França (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal), Suvi Jokila (University of Turku, Finland), Bernhard Streitwiese (George Washington University, USA), Runa Guðmarsdóttir (Icelandic Centre for Research, Iceland), Daniel Malet Calvo (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal); to be submitted soon.
How the Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Migration Intentions of Medical Students? Survey Evidence from Romania, joint with Sabina Diac and Doru Botezat; to be submitted soon.
Decoding Spatial Organization: A Narrative Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic, joint with Doru Botezat and Peter Nijkamp.
The Impact of Research Grants on Research Productivity, joint with Aurelian Petrus Plopeanu and Alexandru Sireteanu.
Working papers
Abortion Law Reforms and Cognitive Abilities of Teens in Romania, joint with Mark Levels (Maastricht University). Download working paper
International Migration, Return Migration, and Their Effects: A Comprehensive Review on the Romanian Case, joint with Monica Roman (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, IZA and CELSI ), Remus Gabriel Anghel (ISPMN Cluj and Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj), Anatolie Coșciug (Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj) and Ioana Manafi (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies), IZA Discussion Papers 10445, IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. Download working paper
Reports
2016 Report entitled Educational poverty prepared for the European Commission as expert within the Network of experts on social dimension of education and training (NESET II). Link to the report
2016 Contribution to the Report "Social Policy in the EU – Reform Barometer 2016. Social Inclusion Monitor Europe", developed by Bertelsmann Stiftung, European Bureau for Policy Consulting and Social Research Vienna, Economic Policy Center (WPZ) at the University of St. Gallen (ed.). Link
Books/Chapter books
Migrația postcomunistă, în Panorama Postcomunismului în România, Editor Liliana Corobca, Polirom Publishing House, Iași, ISBN 978-973-46-9184-5.
Factori determinanți ai analfabetismului funcțional. O analiză a datelor PISA pentru România, în volumul Gabriel Bădescu (editor) – Școala din România din perspectiva datelor PISA, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană; pp. 125-158. Link: https://bit.ly/2QKTZZR
Probleme actuale de economie publică, joint with Livia Baciu ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Andreea Iacobuță ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi) and Mihaela Ifrim ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), “Al. I. Cuza” University Publishing House, Iaşi, 2014, ISBN 978-606-714-052-1.
Other publications in refereed journals (Selection)
Wellbeing and the Economic Crisis: Evidence from Life in Transition Surveys in Eastern Europe, joint with Livia Baciu ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), CSE Working Papers, 2014, Vol. 6, Issue 2, pp 22-32.
Decomposing the Gap in School Achievement between Finland and Romania. Some Methodological Aspects, Annals of Faculty of Economics, 2012, University of Oradea, 1(2), pp 165-171.
Considerations on the Quality of Administration, Public Spending and outcome in the EU Countries, joint with Livia Baciu ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Journal of International Business and Economics, 2012, Vol. 12(3), pp 80-86.
The Cultural Capital of Immigrant Families and the Impact on Student Performance: Evidence from Germany, Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 2011, Vol. 11-2, pp 59-72.
A Statistical Approach of Spatial-Temporal Variability of a Phenomenon using a RoEu Composite Index, joint with Elisabeta Jaba ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi) and Christiana Balan ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Romanian Journal of Regional Science, 2010, Vol. 4 (1), pp 1-14.
The Analysis of the Creativity Determinants – Case Study on Romanian and Italian Students, joint with Elisabeta Jaba ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi) and Christiana Balan ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), Proceedings of The 6th International Seminar on the Quality Management in Higher Education, Tulcea 2010 (ISI: IDS Number-BTW64, ISBN: 978-973-662-567-1).