Transformational Drivers of National Economies: Policy Options and Tools Tailored to Targeted Reforms: Proceedings the ESPERA 2024 International Conference, Bucharest, Romania, October 17 18, Vol 2

This volume examines key theoretical and practical dimensions of current world-economic developments, emphasizing emerging analytical frameworks, shifting industrial policies, the digital and green transitions, disinflation dynamics, productivity recovery, investment in human capital, fiscal sustainability, and financial-market vulnerabilities. This volume examines key theoretical and practical dimensions of current world-economic developments, emphasizing emerging analytical frameworks, shifting industrial policies, the digital and green transitions, disinflation dynamics, productivity recovery, investment in human capital, fiscal sustainability, and financial-market vulnerabilities. Featuring selected contributions presented at the 2024 Economic Scientific Research - Theoretical, Empirical and Practical Approaches (ESPERA) International Conference, the book analyzes the transformative forces reshaping national economies and the policy instruments suited to diverse regional contexts. The shared challenges confronting countries worldwide are considered to highlight the need for new policy levers to strengthen resilience and long-term development. In addition, the chapters call for a renewed economic vision that integrates technological advances, including generative AI, with sustainability and shock-resistant growth models. Featuring dynamic modeling, innovative methodology, and quantitative analyses and evaluations, this volume is beneficial to researchers, scholars, academics, students, professionals, and decision-makers interested in the developments in the new world economy.