Strategic Responses to Global Disruption and Policy Challenges

This book explores structural economic reforms concerning labor markets, production, and fiscal markets that support economic, social, and environmental resilience in a time of negative shocks to economic activity and global growth. After the series of shocks in previous years, in 2025, the global landscape is changing under the pressure of trade tensions causing governments around the world to reorder priorities, to resettle international trade channels and supply chains, and to address domestic policy and structural imbalances to ensure internal economic and financial security and stability. Feature select papers presented at the 2025 International Conference “Economic Scientific Research—Theoretical, Empirical, and Practical Approaches” (ESPERA) held in Bucharest, Romania, this book provides the latest research and developments in the world economy to understand transformational drivers of national economies and strategies, policies, and tools for economic reform. It enriches understanding of development and improvement of economic and social forecasting tools and explores demo economic cycles and transitions.