Valentin Marian Antohi Editor

Costinela Fortea is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania. She is a member of prestigious academic organizations such as the European Regional Science Association and the Regional Science Association International. Her research focuses on finance, taxation, energy and environmental economics, and public policy, with particular interest in how fiscal and regulatory frameworks shape sustainable economic development.

Valentin Marian Antohi is Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania. With more than 26 years of academic and professional experience, he is an active member of prestigious academic associations, including the European Regional Science Association and the Regional Science Association International. His research areas cover a wide range of topics including financial and economic analysis, accounting, taxation, international taxation, tax policy, health services, rural and regional development and agricultural economics.

Firdous Ahmad Malik is Assistant Professor of Economics at the Department of Management, University of People, US. Previously he was a Research Fellow at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in Delhi, India, and Senior Research Associate at the O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat.