ICBE 2025

Mini Track Chair: Petre CARAIANI, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Liviu-Adrian COTFAS, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Camelia DELCEA, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania This special track will bring together innovative methodologies and diverse perspectives to tackle the complexities of modern labor markets shaped by digital transformation and Industry 4.0. Cutting-edge approaches, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Semantic Web technologies, and Agent-Based Modeling (ABM), are nowadays at the forefront of analyzing and predicting labor market dynamics, in addition to more traditional approaches such as quantitative and qualitative methods. [...]

Mini Track Chair: Mihaela IACOB, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Cosmin Octavian CEPOI, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Technologies’ continuous evolutions (or disruptive revolutions) made their imprint on the financial side of the economy inasmuch they were impacted by the availability and accessibility of capital. Such a statement looks like a truism, yet it needs to be carefully revisited for the interplay between the two is, more often than not, subject to reductionist views.For instance, on the one hand, there is the fuse suggested by the “fintech” designation, meaning [...]

Mini Track Chair: Adriana DAVIDESCU, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Mihail GHEORGHE, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Kiran SOOD, Chitkara University, Punjab, India This mini track examines the application of advanced data science and machine learning models in solving modern economic problems. It highlights the ways that these models can help in the analysis of the economic phenomena, decision making and building of forecasts over economic processes. Topics include issues in macroeconomics, finance, labor economics, and policy analysis demonstrating the application of new techniques and cross disciplinary methods enhancing [...]

Mini Track Chair: Irina PETRESCU, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Mihai DINU, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Ammar Mouaky, Green Energy Park (GEP),  Maroc One of the main challenges of the modern world is related to access to food and energy. That is why the importance of the supply chain has increased recently, even more so during the recent crisis periods, namely the Covid 19 crisis and military conflicts, to which is added the crisis related to the environment.In this sense, the development of logistic strategies designed to ensure access to food [...]

Mini Track Chair: Petre Caraiani, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania The recent years in the aftermath of the last financial crisis saw many challenges for macroeconomics. New issues that were mostly neglected appeared at the forefront of concerns for policy makers and the academia, e.g. liquidity trap, crisis spillover, unconventional monetary policy, austerity measures, slow recoveries. In the light of these challenges, this session aims at putting together papers looking at such issues. The main topics covered by the hereby call for papers are related to: Business Cycles Models Monetary Policy (Including [...]

Mini Track Chair: Octavian-Dragomir JORA, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Ieva BUZIENE, Vilnius University, Lithuania The exploration (aiming, inherently, at some kind of, at least, intellectual exploitation) of the future, as well as of the past, while differing on their basic ingredients – “visions” and “vestiges”, respectively –, shares a couple of adamant blemishes – our “incomplete information” and “bounded rationality”. We stubbornly compose mosaics (by means of imagination) about a past which we did not witness; and we, more or less superficially, extrapolate tendencies/trends (with a historical basis) for a future which we [...]

Bistra Vassileva, University of Economics–Varna, Bulgaria Vlad Roșca, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania The AI for Customer Analytics mini-track explores the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence in revolutionising customer insights and strategies. With AI at the forefront of data-driven decision-making, it is expected that participants will explore how machine learning, predictive modeling, and advanced analytics are reshaping customer interactions, personalisation, and market positioning. The central objective of this mini-track is to offer a comprehensive understanding of how AI-driven analytics can enhance customer lifetime value, optimise marketing efforts, and foster brand loyalty. This mini-track is ideal [...]

Mini Track Chair: Simona Rusănescu, University of Groningen, Netherlands Mirela Nichita, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Globalisation and a rapidly evolving economic landscape are closely linked to significant changes in several key areas, including resource use, climate change, and employees and consumers behaviour. In this context, environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is of critical importance for companies. In certain jurisdictions, there is an increasing requirement for organisations to report on their sustainability performance. In the European context, the European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) - 2022/2464 will require certain companies [...]

Mini Track Chair: Vlad-Andrei Porumb, Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), UK Sînziana-Maria Rîndașu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania In the current business environment, companies are leveraging technological advancements, digital transformations, and innovations to meet the expectations of their stakeholders and shareholders in terms of performance and sustainability. In this context, accounting activities are regarded as a fundamental aspect of any organisation, as they encompass vital data that is essential for the company's evolution and performance.The digitalisation of the business landscape, along with the expansion of technological advancements, is altering the traditional dynamics between organisations' [...]

Mini Track Chair: Madlena Nen, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Anca Bogdan, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania In the current economic and geopolitical context, it is expected that the discussions within this session address the changes in the business environment - that is becoming more and more competitive, the need to adapt qualifications to the labor market and, last but not least, contribute to the adaptation of skills to the current needs of the labor market. Academics, business practitioners, research students and people working in the public administration and non-governmental sector are [...]