ASE team.
Bucharest University of Economic Studies
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romanian: Academia de Studii Economice din București, abbreviated ASE) is a
public university in Bucharest, Romania. Founded in 1913 as the Academy of Higher-level Commercial and Industrial Studies
(Academia de Înalte Studii Comerciale și Industriale (AISCI)), it has become one of the largest most prestigious economic
higher education institutes in both Romania and South-Eastern Europe. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies is
classified as an advanced research and education university by the Ministry of Education. It is one of the five members of the
Universitaria Consortium (the group of elite Romanian universities). Within ASE the ReGrowEU project is ascribed to the
Research Centre for Macroeconomic and Regional Forecasting, established at the beginning of 2007, with a rich experience in
carrying out nationally and internationally funded projects (Horizon 2020, FP7, ESPON, SEE Transnational Programme, CERGE,
COST Actions, DG-Regio, etc.)
Daniela Luminița CONSTANTIN | ASE team coordinator
Daniela-Luminita is Professor of Regional and Urban Economics and Policy and the Director of the Research Centre for
Macroeconomic and Regional Forecasting in her university. She is the President of the Romanian Regional Science
Association and member of the European Regional Science Association Council and European Organizing Committee of
the ERSA. Also, Director of the Romanian Journal of Regional Science and member in many scientific advisory boards and
editorial teams. She carried out several research stages abroad as Fulbright (1998, 2014/15), DAAD (German Academic Exchange
Service (between 1993 and 2011), JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science), Phare-Tempus (EU) and Romanian Academy scholar.
She has authored or co-authored a large number of books and articles published in Romania and abroad and has co-ordinated many
national and international research projects. Her main scientific interest concentrates on regional policy analysis, regional
convergence and competitiveness, regional labour markets, migration, regional clusters, municipal real properties management,
services of general interest, smart, resilient cities, environmental issues and human security. [read more]
Zizi GOSCHIN | researcher
Zizi is Professor of Spatial Statistics and Spatial Econometrics at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies,
Department of Statistics and Econometrics. She is also Senior Scientific Researcher at the Romanian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of National Economy and Editor-in-Chief of the Romanian Journal of Regional Science and Journal of Social and
Economic Statistics. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a Habilitation Degree in Regional Economics. Her longstanding
research interest lies in the area of regional studies, focusing especially on regional growth and convergence, regional policies, EU
structural assistance, healthcare policy, labour market, migration, investments, innovation and competitiveness.
Cristina ȘERBĂNICĂ | researcher
Cristina is an Associate Professor of European and Regional Studies at Constantin Brancoveanu University in Pitesti,
Romania. She is the coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module “European Regional Policy in Action”, co-funded by the
Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. She was enrolled in a Post-Doctoral programme at the Bucharest
University of Economic Studies and is a member of the research team of the Research Centre for Macroeconomic and
Regional Forecasting of this university. Cristina Serbanica is a member of the Romanian Regional Science Association and
a regional observer for smart specialization for the Romanian National Research, Development and Innovation Strategy 2014 – 2020.
She is also an external expert to support the Cohesion policy, regional and urban development for the European Commission and an
independent expert evaluator for a number of European and national funding agencies. She has authored and co-authored about 25
journal articles, monographs and book chapters on topics related to regional innovation systems, knowledge transfer, smart
specialization, EU Cohesion Policy etc.
Tomas DENTINHO
Elvira Nica
Roxana Brișcariu
Ana Mădălina Potcovaru
Raluca Andreea Ion
Alina Georgiana Profiroiu
Adriana Elena Dârdală
Liviu Bogdan Vlad
Rodica Milena Zaharia
Silvia Elena Iacob
Mariana Todircan
Andreea Todiriuc
Maria Daniela Gherase
Emilia Geambașu
Raluca Ignat
Amalia Florina Cristescu
Corina Cristiana Nastaca
Bogdan Vasile Ileanu
Irina Alina POPESCU
Cristina-Alexandra MIRICA