AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURE IN ROMANIA

Abstract

Social protection is an area, and an important direction, in the policy of any government regardless of its political orientation. Taking into account the regulations of the European Parliament and the Council on ESSPROS, the paper analyzes the evolution of Social protection expenditures in Romania after 2000, both as a whole and on social protection functions. The analyzed period was characterized by an upward trend in social protection expenditure per capita as well as a change in the share of expenditure on function on social protection.

Keywords

• social protection
• social protection benefits
• function on social protection