ISSN 1582 – 5949 http://www.upet.ro/anale/economie/ Universitas Publishing House Petroşani - Romania ANNALS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PETROŞANI ∼ ECONOMICS ∼ VOL. IX - PART III 2009 From 2009 the journal is classified in the B+ Category (code 23) by the National Council of Scientific Research of Higher Education from Romania (CNCSIS).