Bogdan DIMA is Full Professor and PhD supervisor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timisoara (Romania). During his academic activity, he was involved in several national and international projects. He has been Visiting Professor at University of Turin, (2024); Visiting Researcher at Utrecht University, and University of Salento, Lecce, (2018). Dr. Dima has published on topics related to sustainable economic growth, econometrics, capital markets and monetary economics in journals such as: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money; Finance Research Letters; Journal of International Money and Finance; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews; Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; and Social Indicators Research.