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    The perception of the social economy by agricultural producers in the north-east development region of romania; [Žemės Ūkio Produktų Gamintojų Socialinės Ekonomikos Suvokimas Rumunijos Šiaurės Rytų Plėtros Regione]
    (Vilnius University, 2019) Stanciu S.; Virlanuta F.O.; Dinu V.; Zungun D.; Antohi V.M.
    The field of social economy represents a priority at both national and European level, being a research topic for the academic environment and the subject of a large number of research studies. The topic of the present article presents the size of the social economy sector in Romania and the European Union, highlighting the degree of the social economy concept perception degree among farmers in the north-eastern region of Romania. The research was carried out starting from drawing up a questionnaire, its application and the processing of the obtained data. The Communication from the European Commission on the Social Entrepreneurship Initiative (COM / 2011/0682) defines the main features of social enterprises as the provision of social services and/or goods and services to a vulnerable population, i.e. the professional integration of people with employment difficulties. According to COM/2011, working hypotheses were formulated in line with these elements, which allowed the identification of the degree of connection between the variables underlying their drafting: The age of respondents, the socially vulnerable people employment policy, the field of activity, the social responsibility area, the acceptability degree of agricultural social cooperatives, the development of local communities. The results of the research revealed a strong association between the analysed variables, validating the proposed assumptions. © 2019, Vilnius University. All rights reserved.
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    Measuring the impact of social progress on the recycling rate at European level by using econometric models; [Socialinės pažangos poveikio perdirbimo lygiui vertinimas Europoje naudojant ekonometrinius modelius]
    (Vilnius University, 2020) Dinu V.; Virlanuta F.O.; Zamfir C.; Stanciu S.; Ayvaz Guven E.T.; Yatbaz A.
    The concept of circular economy is becoming more and more frequently mentioned in scientific research due to the link between this concept and sustainable development at a global level. The circular economy offers opportunities to reinvent the classical economy, offering sustainable and competitive solutions. The benefits of circular economy are directly associated with environmental protection, increased competitiveness, innovation and technological research. The objective of this article is to determine the influence that the social progress of the population has on the development of circular economy. The article contributes to the domain-specific literature by analysing the correlation between the dimensions of social progress, the percentage allotted to the research and innovation expenditure in the GDP, the GDP/capita and the recycling rate in the European Union countries, which have Social Progress Index, the percentage allotted to the research and development expenditure in the GDP, the GDP/capita being control variables. The results of a panel-type data analysis show that social progress positively influences the recycling rate in an economy. Thus, various policies aimed at increasing the social progress of the population, will have an effect on the recycling rate and, implicitly, on the development of the circular economy. © Vilnius University, 2002-2020.