The Institute is part of the National Institute for Economic Research belonging to the Romanian Academy. The institute's research potential is supported by the activity of 23 researchers, of whom 12 have Ph.D. degrees in economics or mathematics, and 4 are Ph.D. students. Over 26% of the researchers are also carrying on teaching activities, and more than 17% have had important positions in public administration (minister of labor and social welfare, counselors to the Prime Minister or the minister of public finances). The fundamental aim of the Institute is to become a reliable and competitive scientific interface between Romania and the rest of Europe, and an attractive potential network node in a future European system of macroeconomic research and economic policy formulation and analysis. To achieve this objective, we view the establishment and continuous improvement of the scientific links with top regional and European partner institutions as a priority of our consolidation and future development strategy.